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flow definition
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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 -------------- Sense 2 run, flow, course => move -------------- 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 -------------- 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")
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