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

Pronunciation: / ˈəʊvəfləʊ /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
overflow overflowed overflowed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
overflowing overflows
[intransitive and transitive]
  1. if a river, lake, or container overflows, it is so full that the liquid or material inside flows over its edges
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  2. to have a lot of something
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  3. if a place overflows with people or people overflow into a place, there are too many of them to fit into it
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  4. to have a very strong feeling
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  5. be filled to overflowing (with something) to be completely full
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overflow overflows
  1. [singular] the amount of something or the number of people that cannot be contained in a place because it is already full
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  2. [countable] a pipe through which water flows out of a container when it becomes too full
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overflow used in phrases

  • overflow incontinence (noun)
    1. e.g., due to prostate enlargement urinary incontinence that occurs when the bladder is so full that it continually leaks urine; often attributable to a blocked urethra or weak bladder muscles or nerve damage
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