overflow

IPA: ˈoʊvɝfɫoʊ

noun

  • The spillage resultant from overflow; excess.
  • Outlet for escape of excess material.
  • (computing) The situation where a value exceeds the available numeric range.

verb

  • (transitive) To flow over the brim of (a container).
  • (transitive) To cover with a liquid, literally or figuratively.
  • (transitive) To cause an overflow.
  • (intransitive) To flow over the edge of a container.
  • (intransitive) To exceed limits or capacity.
  • (computing, transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) exceed the available numeric range.
  • (intransitive) To be superabundant; to abound.
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Examples of "overflow" in Sentences

  • The "overflow" is one thing, the emotion from which it originated another.
  • The term overflow is used here to describe near-bottom flow of cold, dense (σ 27.8).
  • I have actually had a similar experience wearing a bat suit. div#main {overflow: visible;}
  • Decreasing overflow from the Nordic seas into the Atlantic Ocean through the Faroe Bank channel since 1950
  • The soothing cascade overflow is naturally therapeutic, reminiscent of a river, as the water falls onto the pebbles below.
  • There was room on the grounds in overflow areas; the use of those overflow areas was part of the plan if more people came then past experience indicated.
  • Their onscreen chemistry seems to overflow from the TV screen into real life, and today, their chemistry has blossomed into true affections for each other.
  • As Myra was registering what was occuring, her right foot slipped on the overflow from the water bowl and she went down on her ass like a Douglas fir felled in the forest.
  • Without a Herculean effort by 400 Davidson County inmates on Monday, Nashville's lone working water treatment plant most likely would have been overrun with muddy overflow from the Cumberland River.
  • Much of that footprint reduction is potential, waiting to be released in the form of our new house, but that will have to wait until next year, the overflow from a 2007 resolution that, I suspect, will remain in effect for the rest of my life.

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