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overflow

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 overflow /ˌoʊvɚˈfloʊ/ verb
overflows; overflowed; overflowing
1 overflow
/ˌoʊvɚˈfloʊ/
verb
overflows; overflowed; overflowing
Britannica Dictionary definition of OVERFLOW
: to flow over the edge or top of (something)
[+ object]
[no object]
often used figuratively
[+ object] : to fill or cover (something) completely
[no object] : to be completely filled with something : to be so filled that there is not enough room for anything or anyone more often + with
often used figuratively
2 overflow /ˈoʊvɚˌfloʊ/ noun
plural overflows
2 overflow
/ˈoʊvɚˌfloʊ/
noun
plural overflows
Britannica Dictionary definition of OVERFLOW
[count]
: an act of flowing over the edge or top of something usually singular often + of
: the amount of something that flows over the edge or top of something else usually singular
: the number of people or things that goes over a limit usually singular often + of
sometimes used before another noun
: a pipe or container for liquid that overflows from something else