Sekirov Dictionary

overflow

/ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ/

verb 7
/ˈəʊvəˌfləʊ/ noun 4
forms 5

verb7

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To flow over the brim of (a container).
- The river overflowed the levee into the road.
To cause an overflow.
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To flow over the brim of a container.
- The waters overflowed into the Ninth Ward.
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To be subject to a load that exceeds limits or capacity.
- The hospital ER was overflowing with flu cases.
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To (cause to) exceed the available numeric range.
- Calculating 255+1 will overflow an eight-bit byte.
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(figurative) To have something in superabundance; to abound in something.
- I see and feel that I want the first requisite — a heart overflowing with Divine love towards sinners — 1857
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To cover with a liquid, literally or figuratively.
- The flash flood overflowed most of the parkland and some homes.

overflow

/ˈəʊvəˌfləʊ/

noun4

The spillage resultant from overflowing.
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Excess, superabundance
- GCN: Do you have an overflow of scripts? JG: I have more than we could ever do, certainly. But there's never an overflow of quality, and quality is really hard to come by, real quality. — 1977
An outlet for escape of excess material.
The situation where a value exceeds the available numeric range.

forms

overflowed · overflown · overflowing · overfloweth · overflows

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