Definition of overflow

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Overflow (n.) That which flows over; a superfluous portion; a superabundance.

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Overflow :: Overflow (n.) An outlet for the escape of surplus liquid.
Rice :: Rice (n.) A well-known cereal grass (Oryza sativa) and its seed. This plant is extensively cultivated in warm climates, and the grain forms a large portion of the food of the inhabitants. In America it grows chiefly on low, moist land, which can be overflowed..
Overflow :: Overflow (v. t.) To flow over the brim of; to fill more than full.
Wasteweir :: Wasteweir (n.) An overfall, or weir, for the escape, or overflow, of superfluous water from a canal, reservoir, pond, or the like..
Wash :: Wash (v. t.) To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten; hence, to overflow or dash against; as, waves wash the shore..
Merry :: Merry (superl.) Laughingly gay; overflowing with good humor and good spirits; jovial; inclined to laughter or play ; sportive.
Overfloat :: Overfloat (v. t.) To overflow.
Tear :: Tear (n.) A drop of the limpid, saline fluid secreted, normally in small amount, by the lachrymal gland, and diffused between the eye and the eyelids to moisten the parts and facilitate their motion. Ordinarily the secretion passes through the lachrymal duct into the nose, but when it is increased by emotion or other causes, it overflows the lids..
Spate :: Spate (n.) A river flood; an overflow or inundation.
Tule :: Tule (n.) A large bulrush (Scirpus lacustris, and S. Tatora) growing abundantly on overflowed land in California and elsewhere..
Overflux :: Overflux (n.) Overflow; exuberance.
Flood :: Flood (v. t.) To overflow; to inundate; to deluge; as, the swollen river flooded the valley..
Overflowing :: Overflowing (n.) An overflow; that which overflows; exuberance; copiousness.
Teem :: Teem (v. i.) To be full, or ready to bring forth; to be stocked to overflowing; to be prolific; to abound..
Overwash :: Overwash (v. t.) To overflow.
Flowage :: Flowage (n.) An overflowing with water; also, the water which thus overflows..
Cataclysm :: Cataclysm (n.) An extensive overflow or sweeping flood of water; a deluge.
Slop :: Slop (v. t.) To cause to overflow, as a liquid, by the motion of the vessel containing it; to spill..
Fen :: Fen (n.) Low land overflowed, or covered wholly or partially with water, but producing sedge, coarse grasses, or other aquatic plants; boggy land; moor; marsh..
Inundate :: Inundate (v. t.) To fill with an overflowing abundance or superfluity; as, the country was inundated with bills of credit..
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