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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.
3. To be full of it.
- Example: was overflowing with gratitude
- Form: overflow with something (usually)
- 1. That which overflows.
- Thesaurus: surplus, overabundance, inundation, deluge, spillover, flood; Antonym: deficiency, scarcity.
3. A pipe or outlet for surplus water.
4. An excess or abundance of something.
