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o·ver·flow
(ō′vər-flō′)v.intr.1. To flow or run over the top, brim, or banks: The river overflowed and flooded surrounding neighborhoods.
2. To be filled beyond capacity, as a container or waterway.
3. To have a boundless supply; be superabundant. See Synonyms at teem1.
v.tr.2. To spread or cover over; flood.
n.(ō′vər-flō′)2. Something that flows over; an excess.
3. An outlet or vent through which excess liquid may escape.
4. Computers A condition in which a calculation produces a unit of data too large to be stored in the location allotted to it.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
overflow
vb, -flowsor-flowing,
-flowedor (formerly)-flown2. to fill or be filled beyond capacity so as to spill or run over
3. (usually foll by: with) to be filled with happiness, tears, etc
4. (tr) to spread or cover over; flood or inundate
n6. any outlet that enables surplus liquid to be discharged or drained off, esp one just below the top of a tank or cistern
7. the amount by which a limit, capacity, etc, is exceeded
8. (Computer Science) computing a condition that occurs when numeric operations produce results too large to store in the memory space assigned to it
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
o•ver•flow
(v. ˌoʊ vərˈfloʊ; n. ˈoʊ vərˌfloʊ)v.i.
2. to have the contents flowing over or spilling.
3. to pass from one part to another as if flowing from an overfull space: The population overflowed into the adjoining territory.
4. to be supplied with in great measure: a heart overflowing with gratitude.
v.t. 6. to flow over or beyond (the brim, banks, borders, etc.).
8. to cause to overflow.
n. 10. something that flows or runs over.
11. a portion crowded out of an overfilled place.
13. an outlet or receptacle for excess liquid.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
overflow
Past participle: overflown
Gerund: overflowing
| Imperative |
|---|
| overflow |
| overflow |
| Present |
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| I overflow |
| you overflow |
| he/she/it overflows |
| we overflow |
| you overflow |
| they overflow |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I overflowed |
| you overflowed |
| he/she/it overflowed |
| we overflowed |
| you overflowed |
| they overflowed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am overflowing |
| you are overflowing |
| he/she/it is overflowing |
| we are overflowing |
| you are overflowing |
| they are overflowing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have overflown |
| you have overflown |
| he/she/it has overflown |
| we have overflown |
| you have overflown |
| they have overflown |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was overflowing |
| you were overflowing |
| he/she/it was overflowing |
| we were overflowing |
| you were overflowing |
| they were overflowing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had overflown |
| you had overflown |
| he/she/it had overflown |
| we had overflown |
| you had overflown |
| they had overflown |
| Future |
|---|
| I will overflow |
| you will overflow |
| he/she/it will overflow |
| we will overflow |
| you will overflow |
| they will overflow |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have overflown |
| you will have overflown |
| he/she/it will have overflown |
| we will have overflown |
| you will have overflown |
| they will have overflown |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be overflowing |
| you will be overflowing |
| he/she/it will be overflowing |
| we will be overflowing |
| you will be overflowing |
| they will be overflowing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been overflowing |
| you have been overflowing |
| he/she/it has been overflowing |
| we have been overflowing |
| you have been overflowing |
| they have been overflowing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been overflowing |
| you will have been overflowing |
| he/she/it will have been overflowing |
| we will have been overflowing |
| you will have been overflowing |
| they will have been overflowing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been overflowing |
| you had been overflowing |
| he/she/it had been overflowing |
| we had been overflowing |
| you had been overflowing |
| they had been overflowing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would overflow |
| you would overflow |
| he/she/it would overflow |
| we would overflow |
| you would overflow |
| they would overflow |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have overflown |
| you would have overflown |
| he/she/it would have overflown |
| we would have overflown |
| you would have overflown |
| they would have overflown |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
| Noun | 1. | overflow - a large flow flood, outpouring flow, stream - the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression |
| 2. | overflow - the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity runoff, overspill flow, flowing - the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) | |
| Verb | 1. | overflow - flow or run over (a limit or brim) spill, run out - flow, run or fall out and become lost; 'The milk spilled across the floor'; 'The wine spilled onto the table' |
| 2. | overflow - overflow with a certain feeling; 'The children bubbled over with joy'; 'My boss was bubbling over with anger' bubble over, spill over seethe - be in an agitated emotional state; 'The customer was seething with anger' |
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overflow
verb1.spill over, discharge, well over, run over, pour over, pour out, bubble over, brim over, surge over, slop over, teem overthe sickening stench of raw sewage overflowing from toilets
2.flood, swamp, submerge, cover, drown, soak, immerse, inundate, deluge, pour overThe river has overflowed its banks in several places.
noun1.flood, flooding, spill, discharge, spilling over, inundationCarpeting is damaged from the overflow of water from a bathtub.
2.surplus, extra, excess, overspill, inundation, overabundance, additional people or thingsTents have been set up next to hospitals to handle the overflow.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
overflow
verb1. To flow over completely:deluge, drown, engulf, flood, flush, inundate, overwhelm, submerge, whelm.
Overflowing Cup
2. To be abundantly filled or richly supplied:abound, bristle, crawl, flow, pullulate, swarm, teem.
noun1. An abundant, usually overwhelming flow or fall, as of a river or rain:alluvion, cataclysm, cataract, deluge, downpour, flood, freshet, inundation, Niagara, torrent.
2. An amount or quantity beyond what is needed, desired, or appropriate:excess, fat, glut, overage, overmuch, overrun, overstock, oversupply, superfluity, surplus, surplusage.
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
أنبوب الفَيَضانفَيَضان، طَفْحيَفيض، يَغْمُر، يَطْفَح
flæîa yfir; leita út úr vegna òrengslayfirfall; flóîyfirfallsrör
išsilietinutekamasis vamzdisvandens perteklius
būt pārpilnamnotekapārplūdepārplūdes caurulepārplūst
preplaviti
akıntı oluğutaşmataşmak
overflow
A.[ˈəʊvəfləʊ]N (= pipe) → desagüem, tubom de desagüe; (= outlet, hole) → rebosaderom; (= liquid) → excesom de líquido, líquidomderramado; [of people] → excesom
they made an extra room available for the overflow from the meeting → acomodaron otra sala para darcabida al exceso de asistentesa lareunión
they made an extra room available for the overflow from the meeting → acomodaron otra sala para darcabida al exceso de asistentesa lareunión
B.[ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ]VI [liquid] → rebosar, derramarse; [container, room, hall] → rebosar; [river] → desbordarse
people overflowed from the hall into the streets outside → la gentedesbordó la sala, inundando las callesdelalrededor
to fill a cup to overflowing → llenar una taza hasta rebosar
the crowd filled the stadium to overflowing → el estadio estaba a rebosar de público
she was overflowing with joy → estaba rebosante de alegría
people overflowed from the hall into the streets outside → la gentedesbordó la sala, inundando las callesdelalrededor
to fill a cup to overflowing → llenar una taza hasta rebosar
the crowd filled the stadium to overflowing → el estadio estaba a rebosar de público
she was overflowing with joy → estaba rebosante de alegría
C.[ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ]VT [+ banks] → desbordarse de, salir de; [+ fields, surrounding area] → inundar
D.CPD[ˈəʊvəfləʊ]overflow meetingN → reuniónf para el exceso de público
overflow pipeN → desagüem, tubom de desagüe
overflow pipeN → desagüem, tubom de desagüe
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
overflow
[ˌəʊvərˈfləʊ]vi [container, river] → déborder; [liquid] → déborder
[emotions] → déborder; [anger] → éclater
His anger finally overflowed → Sa colère a fini par éclater.
His anger finally overflowed → Sa colère a fini par éclater.
to overflow with sth [+ emotion] → déborder de qch
vt
the river overflowed its banks → la rivièreestsortie de son lit
[ˈəʊvərfləʊ]nthe river overflowed its banks → la rivièreestsortie de son lit
(alsooverflow pipe) → trop-pleinm, tuyaum d'écoulement
[people] → trop-pleinm
Tents have been set up next to hospitals to handle the overflow → Des tentes ont étémontéesà côté des hôpitaux pour juguler le trop-plein.
Tents have been set up next to hospitals to handle the overflow → Des tentes ont étémontéesà côté des hôpitaux pour juguler le trop-plein.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
overflow
nOverflowing Bra
(= amount) → Übergelaufene(s)nt, → Übergeflossene(s)nt
(= excess: of people) → Überschussm (→ of an+dat)
vt area → überschwemmen; container, tank → ; the river has overflowed its banks → der Fluss ist über die Ufergetreten
vi(liquid, river etc) → überlaufen, überfließen; (container) → überlaufen; (room, vehicle) → zumPlatzengefüllt sein, überfüllt sein (with mit); full to overflowing(bowl, cup) → bis obenhin voll, zumÜberlaufen voll; room → überfüllt, zu voll; the crowd at the meeting overflowed into the street → die Leute bei der Versammlungstanden bis auf die Straße; you’ll have to open the doors and let the people overflow into the grounds → man wird die Türenöffnen müssen, damit die Leute in die Gartenanlagenausweichen können
(fig: = be full of) → überfließen (with von); his heart was overflowing with love → sein Herz lieforfloss über vor Liebe
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
overflow
[n ˈəʊvəˌfləʊ; vb ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ]1.n (alsooverflow pipe) → troppopieno (fig) (people) the overflow filled the courtyard → quelli che non riuscirono ad entrare si accalcarono nel cortile
2.vi (gen) → traboccare; (river) → straripare; (people) → riversarsi
the theatre was overflowing with people → il teatrotraboccava di gente
the theatre was overflowing with people → il teatrotraboccava di gente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
overflow
(əuvəˈflou) verb to flow over the edge or limits (of). The river overflowed (its banks); The crowd overflowed into the next room. oorloop, loop oor يَفيض، يَغْمُر، يَطْفَح препълвам transbordar přelít se fluten gå over; flyde over ξεχειλίζωdesbordarse, rebosar üle ujutama, voolama لبریز شدن؛ طغیان کردن tulvia déborder לַעֲלוֹת עַל גְדוֹתָיו किनारे से बह निकलना pretjecati túlcsordul (vmin) berlimpah flæða yfir; leita út úr vegna þrengsla straripare; affollarsi in あふれる 범람하다 išsilieti (iš), užplūsti, užtvindyti pārplūst; būt pārpilnam melimpah overstromenoversvømme, flomme over wylać/przelać (się) سيلاب غوندى transbordar a se revărsa; a se îngrămădi переливаться; выходить за пределы preliať sa; prevaliť sa preplaviti preplaviti översvämma, flöda (svalla) över ไหลล้น taşmak 溢出，充滿 розливатися چھلکنا، زيادہ ہوجانا tràn ra 溢出，充满
(ˈəuvəflou) noun1. a flowing over of liquid. I put a bucket under the pipe to catch the overflow; (also adjective) an overflow pipe. oorloop, oorvloed, surplus فَيَضان، طَفْح разливане excedente přelití; přepad(ový) die Überschwemmung, Überlauf-... overløb; overløbs- υπερχείλιση desbordamiento/exceso de líquido üleujutus لبریزی؛ طغیان ylivuoto trop-pleinגלישה रिसना prelijevanje, višak túlcsordulás limpahan yfirfall; flóð eccesso あふれ出し 범람, 넘친 물 vandens perteklius, potvynis pārplūde; plūdi limpahan overloopoversvømmelse, overløpzalew توييدل excedente ţeavă de deversare переливание через краи; переполнение pretekanie; prepad; prepadový presežek prelivanje översvämning ของเหลวที่ไหลล้นออกมา taşma 溢流 розлив, повінь لبريزي sự chảy tràn ra 溢流
2. an overflow pipe. oorloop, oorlooppyp أنبوب الفَيَضان разлив cano de descarga přepadová trubka der Überlauf overløbsrør σωλήνας υπερχείλισης tubería de desagüe ülevoolutoru لوله لبریزی ylivuotoputki déversoir צִינוֹר גְלִישָה रिसता हुआ पाइप slavina za višak vode túlfolyó pipa limpahan yfirfallsrör sfioratore 排水管 배수구 nutekamasis vamzdis pārplūdes caurule; noteka limpahan overlooppijpoverløpsrør rura przelewowa پايپ cano de descarga ţeavă de deversare переливная труба prietoková rúrka pretočna cev prepunjen bräddningsledning, skvallerrör ท่อระบายน้ำ akıntı oluğu 溢流管 переливна труба لبريز پائپ ống thoát nước 溢流管
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
overflow
pop. desparramo.
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