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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
overflows, overflowing, overflowed |
| definition 1: |
If there is too much water in a river, the river can get too high and it can overflow. If the river overflows, the water goes over the sides of the river. If water overflows in a sink, it goes over the top edge of the sink and probably goes onto the floor.
The pond overflows in the spring when all the snow melts.The creek overflowed because of the thunderstorms.- synonyms:
- flood
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| definition 2: |
When a sink overflows, it is too full and water goes over the top edges.
The bathtub overflowed when Craig forgot that he was filling it with water.- synonyms:
- flood
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| definition 3: |
If a group of people overflow, there are too many of them in one space and some of them are forced out into another space.
The crowd overflowed into the hallway.- similar words:
- flood, flow, spill
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| definition 4: |
When a thing overflows with something, it is very full of it, or it is too full.
Her heart overflows with love for her child.The stadium overflowed with people.- synonyms:
- brim, fill
- similar words:
- flood, spill
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| definition 5: |
If a river overflows its banks, it goes up over the river's sides and onto the land next to it.
The river overflowed its banks and the nearby fields.- synonyms:
- flood
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| related words: |
brim, burst, bustle, erupt |
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