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overflow
verb
    1. To flow over (a brim) or go beyond (the limits or edge of something).
    intr
    2. Said of a container, etc: to be filled so full that the contents spill over or out.
      Thesaurus: spill over, well over, brim over, flood, surge.
    intr
    3. To be full of it.
      Example: was overflowing with gratitude
      Form: overflow with something (usually)
noun
    1. That which overflows.
      Thesaurus: surplus, overabundance, inundation, deluge, spillover, flood; Antonym: deficiency, scarcity.
    2. The act of flowing over.
    3. A pipe or outlet for surplus water.
    4. An excess or abundance of something.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon oferflowan.



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