Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb flow
2 of 7 senses of flow
Sense 1
flow, flux
=> ripple, ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulate
=> sluice
=> transpire, transpirate
Sense 2
run, flow, course
=> flush
=> jet, gush
=> tide, surge
=> circulate
=> eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl
=> waste, run off
=> run down
=> pour
=> spill, run out
=> stream, well out
=> trickle, dribble, filter
=> drain, run out
=> seep, ooze
=> gutter
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb flow
2 of 7 senses of flow
Sense 1
flow, flux
=> ripple, ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulate
=> sluice
=> transpire, transpirate
Sense 2
run, flow, course
=> flush
=> wash down flush down
=> jet, gush
=> tide, surge
=> circulate
=> eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl
=> waste, run off
=> run down
=> pour
=> spurt, spirt, gush, spout
=> pump
=> blow
=> whoosh
=> spill, run out
=> overflow, overrun, well over run over brim over
=> geyser
=> stream, well out
=> spin
=> centrifuge, centrifugate
=> trickle, dribble, filter
=> leach, percolate
=> drain, run out
=> seep, ooze
=> gutter
Entailment of verb flow
1 of 7 senses of flow
Sense 7
menstruate, flow
=> ovulate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb flow
7 senses of flow
Sense 1
flow, flux
=> move
Sense 2
run, flow, course
=> move
Also See-> flow from#1
Sense 3
flow
Sense 4
flow
=> exist, be
Sense 5
hang, fall, flow
Sense 6
flow
=> flood
Sense 7
menstruate, flow
=> shed blood, bleed, hemorrhage
Familiarity of verb flow
flow used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 7)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb flow
Sense 1
flow, flux
=> move
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Sense 2
run, flow, course
=> move
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Sense 3
flow
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Sense 4
flow
=> exist, be
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Sense 5
hang, fall, flow
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Sense 6
flow
=> flood
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Sense 7
menstruate, flow
=> shed blood, bleed, hemorrhage
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Grep of noun flow
airflow
backflow
cash flow
flow
flow chart
flow diagram
flow rate
flowage
flower
flower-cup fern
flower-of-an-hour
flower arrangement
flower bed
flower bud
flower chain
flower child
flower garden
flower gardening
flower girl
flower head
flower people
flower petal
flower power
flower stalk
flower store
flowerbed
flowering
flowering almond
flowering ash
flowering cherry
flowering crab
flowering fern
flowering glume
flowering hazel
flowering onion
flowering plant
flowering quince
flowering raspberry
flowering shrub
flowering spurge
flowering stone
flowering tobacco
flowering tree
flowering wintergreen
flowerpot
flowers-of-an-hour
flowers of zinc
flowing
inflow
laminar flow
laminar flow clean room
menstrual flow
outflow
overflow
rate of flow
streamline flow
tidal flow
turbulent flow
workflow
Overview of noun flow
The noun flow has 7 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (18) flow, flowing -- (the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases))
2. (7) flow, flow rate, rate of flow -- (the amount of fluid that flows in a given time)
3. (5) flow, stream -- (the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression)
4. (3) flow -- (any uninterrupted stream or discharge)
5. (1) stream, flow -- (something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously; "a stream of people emptied from the terminal"; "the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors")
6. (1) stream, flow, current -- (dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas: "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history")
7. menstruation, menses, catamenia, period, flow -- (the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; "the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation"; "a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped"--Hippocrates; "the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females"--Aristotle)
Overview of verb flow
The verb flow has 7 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (14) flow, flux -- (move or progress freely as if in a stream; "The crowd flowed out of the stadium")
2. (11) run, flow, course -- (move along of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave")
3. (1) flow -- (cause to flow; "The artist flowed the washes on the paper")
4. flow -- (be abundantly present; "The champagne flowed at the wedding")
5. hang, fall, flow -- (fall or flow in a certain way "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back")
6. flow -- (cover or swamp with water)
7. menstruate, flow -- (undergo menstruation; "She started menstruating at the age of 11")
Grep of adj flow
flowered
flowering
flowerless
flowerlike
flowery
flowing
Overview of noun flow
The noun flow has 7 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (18) flow, flowing -- (the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases))
2. (7) flow, flow rate, rate of flow -- (the amount of fluid that flows in a given time)
3. (5) flow, stream -- (the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression)
4. (3) flow -- (any uninterrupted stream or discharge)
5. (1) stream, flow -- (something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously; "a stream of people emptied from the terminal"; "the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors")
6. (1) stream, flow, current -- (dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas: "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history")
7. menstruation, menses, catamenia, period, flow -- (the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; "the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation"; "a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped"--Hippocrates; "the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females"--Aristotle)
Overview of verb flow
The verb flow has 7 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (14) flow, flux -- (move or progress freely as if in a stream; "The crowd flowed out of the stadium")
2. (11) run, flow, course -- (move along of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave")
3. (1) flow -- (cause to flow; "The artist flowed the washes on the paper")
4. flow -- (be abundantly present; "The champagne flowed at the wedding")
5. hang, fall, flow -- (fall or flow in a certain way "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back")
6. flow -- (cover or swamp with water)
7. menstruate, flow -- (undergo menstruation; "She started menstruating at the age of 11")
flow definition
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