overflow

Meaning

1. The spillage resultant from overflow; excess.
2. Outlet for escape of excess material.
3. The situation where a value exceeds the available numeric range.

flood

flow over

well over

full to the brim

be flooded

be overflowing

make overflow

bulge out

be in spate

stream forth

be filled

break forth

flow away

gush forth

overflow pipe

seep out

top up

be buried

fall out of

be surrounded

overbrim

water

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be plentiful

to fall

flow copiously

flow over the edge

shine forth

warning pipe

out-of-range

spill-out

slopover

sheet flood

water spreading

abound with

flooded area

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈəʊvəˌfləʊ/

From Middle English overflowen, from Old English oferflōwan, equivalent to over- + flow.

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