flouter
flouter

flow


Definition: Meaning of, flow in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / fləʊ /

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flow flows
  1. liquid/gas/electricity [countable usually singular] a smooth steady movement of liquid, gas, or electricity
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  2. traffic [countable usually singular, uncountable] the steady movement of traffic
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  3. goods/people/information [countable usually singular] the movement of goods, people, or information from one place to another
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  4. speech/writing [uncountable] the continuous stream of words or ideas when someone is speaking, writing, or thinking about something
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  5. of the sea [singular] the regular movement of the sea towards the land
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  6. in full flow informal if someone is in full flow, they are busy talking about something and seem likely to continue for a long time
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  7. go with the flow to agree that you will do the thing that most people want to do
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  8. go against the flow to do something very different from what other people are doing
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
flow flowed flowed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
flowing flows
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  1. liquid/gas/electricity when a liquid, gas, or electricity flows, it moves in a steady continuous stream
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  2. goods/people/information [always + adverb/preposition] if goods, people, or information flow from one place to another, they move there in large numbers or amounts [=  pour, flood]
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  3. traffic if traffic flows, it moves easily from one place to another
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  4. alcohol if alcohol flows at a party, people drink a lot and there is a lot available
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  5. words/ideas if conversation or ideas flow, people talk or have ideas steadily and continuously, without anything stopping or interrupting them
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  6. sea when the sea flows, it moves towards the land
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  7. feelings if a feeling flows through you or over you, you feel it strongly
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  8. clothes/hair if clothing or hair flows, it falls or hangs loosely and gracefully
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  9. flow from something to happen as a result of something
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flow used in phrases

  • Scapa Flow
    1. an area of sea between two of the ORKNEY Islands in northern Scotland. It was an important base for the British navy during World War I, and 71 German warships which had SURRENDER ed were sunk there when the war ended.
  • cash flow (noun)
    1. the movement of money coming into a business as income and going out as wages, materials etc
  • data flow diagram (noun)
    1. a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program
  • flow away (verb)
    1. flow off or away gradually
  • flow chart (noun)
    1. a drawing that uses shapes and lines to show how the different stages in a process are connected to each other
  • flow diagram (noun)
    1. a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system
  • flow of air (noun)
    1. the flow of air
  • flow off (verb)
    1. flow off or away gradually
  • flow out (verb)
    1. flow or spill forth
  • flow rate (noun)
    1. the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
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flow used in phrasal verbs

  • flow from (phrasal verb)
    1. flow from something to be a natural result of something
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