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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Overflow  \O"ver*flow`\,  n. 
  1.  A  flowing  over  as  of  water  or  other  fluid;  an  inundation. 
  --Bacon. 
 
  2.  That  which  flows  over  a  superfluous  portion;  a 
  superabundance.  --Shak. 
 
  3.  An  outlet  for  the  escape  of  surplus  liquid. 
 
  {Overflow  meeting},  a  meeting  constituted  of  the  surplus  or 
  overflow  of  another  audience. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Overflow  \O`ver*flow"\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Overflowed};  p.  pr 
  &  vb  n.  {Overflowing}.]  [AS.  oferfl?wan.  See  {Over},  and 
  {Flow}.] 
  1.  To  flow  over  to  cover  woth,  or  as  with  water  or  other 
  fluid;  to  spread  over  to  inundate;  to  overwhelm. 
 
  The  northern  nations  overflowed  all  Christendom. 
  --Spenser. 
 
  2.  To  flow  over  the  brim  of  to  fill  more  than  full. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Overflow  \O`ver*flow"\,  v.  i. 
  1.  To  run  over  the  bounds. 
 
  2.  To  be  superabundant;  to  abound.  --Rogers. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  overflow 
  n  1:  a  large  flow  [syn:  {flood},  {outpouring}] 
  2:  the  occurrence  of  surplus  liquid  (as  water)  exceeding  the 
  limit  or  capacity  [syn:  {overflowing},  {runoff},  {overspill}] 
  v  1:  flow  or  run  over  (a  limit  or  brim)  [syn:  {overrun},  {well 
  over},  {run  over},  {brim  over}] 
  2:  overflow  with  a  certain  feeling,  such  as  anger  or  joy  [syn: 
  {bubble  over},  {spill  over}] 




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