📖 Definitions of "Overflows"
noun
- 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.
verb
- 1
To flow over the brim of (a container).
"The river overflowed the levee."
- 2
To cover with a liquid, literally or figuratively.
"The flash flood overflowed most of the parkland and some homes."
- 3
To cause an overflow.
- 4
To flow over the edge of a container.
"The waters overflowed into the Ninth Ward."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Overflows"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| spill oververb | to enter into another zone by way of accident or overcrowding; to overflow |
| overspillnoun | To spill over, to overflow, to spill out of. |
| outpouringnoun | The sudden outward flowing of a large amount of something. |
| brim oververb | (intransitive, by extension) To experience a very strong emotion; to be overcome with emotion. |
| overrunverb | (transitive) To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively. |
| run oververb | (transitive, idiomatic) To drive over, causing injury or death. |
| bubble oververb | (intransitive, idiomatic) To be very enthusiastic, or highly excited. |
| floodnoun | An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water. |
| runoffnoun | That portion of precipitation or irrigation on an area which does not infiltrate or evaporate, but instead is discharged from the area. |
| well oververb | flow or run over (a limit or brim) |
| excessesnoun | The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper. |
| impingesverb | (intransitive, rarely transitive, figuratively) To interfere with. |
| outburstsnoun | A sudden, often violent expression of emotion or activity. |
| overrunsnoun | An instance of overrunning. |
| spilloversnoun | That which overflows; the excess or side effect. |
| spillsnoun | (transitive) To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour. |
| spillwaysnoun | A path designed to take away overflow safely. |
| weirs | the first collaborative studio album by Luke Vibert and Jeremy Simmonds released in 1993. |
| overfillnoun | An instance of overfilling. |
| overfilled | — |
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