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   O·ver·flow

   verb

   • 1. (especially of a liquid) flow over the brim of a receptacle: "chemicals overflowed from a storage tank"
   • ▪ (of a container) be so full that the contents go over or extend above the sides: "boxes overflowing with bright flowers"
   • ▪ (of a space) be so crowded that people cannot fit inside: "the waiting area was overflowing"
   • ▪ flood or flow over (a surface or area): "her hair overflowed her shoulders"
   • ▪ be very full of (an emotion or quality): "her heart overflowed with joy"

   noun

   • 1. the excess or surplus not able to be accommodated by an available space: "to accommodate the overflow, five more offices have been built" Similar surplusexcessadditional people/thingsextra people/thingsremainderoverabundanceoverspill
   • ▪ the flowing over of a liquid: "there was some overflow after heavy rainfall" Similar overspillspillspillagefloodfloodinginundationexcess water
   • 2. (in a bathtub or sink) an outlet for excess water.
   • 3. the generation of a number or some other data item that is too large for an assigned location or memory space.

   Word Origin Old Englishoferflōwan (see over-, flow).

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   Synonyms for OVERFLOW: flood, torrent, stream, inundation, influx, tide, river, deluge; Antonyms of OVERFLOW: drought, drip, trickle, drouth, dribble, deficiency, deficit, insufficiency.

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   Synonyms and antonyms of overflow in English. overflow. verb. These are words and phrases related to overflow. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of overflow. Turn the water off or the bathtub will overflow. The flood overflowed the river valley. Synonyms. flow over. run over. be filled to overflowing.

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   Synonyms for OVERFLOWING: teeming, crowded, swarming, populous, abounding, thronging, humming, bustling; Antonyms of OVERFLOWING: dead, inactive, lifeless, sleepy, asleep, low, down, decreased.

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   n. # excess. Another way to say Overflow? Synonyms for Overflow (other words and phrases for Overflow).

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   Synonyms for OVERFLOW in English: spill over, discharge, well over, run over, pour over, pour out, bubble over, brim over, surge over, slop over, ….

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    Synonyms and antonyms of overflowing in English. overflowing. adjective. These are words and phrases related to overflowing. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. INORDINATE. Synonyms. inordinate. excessive. immoderate. extravagant. disproportionate. lavish. undue. unreasonable. unconscionable. superabundant. exorbitant.

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    Synonyms for OVERFLOW: flood, deluge, inundation, exuberance, overproduction, congestion, alluvion, spillover, cataclysm, overabundance, engorgement, cataract, flooding; Antonyms for OVERFLOW: lack, deficiency, scarcity.