flow

To flow means to run or move smoothly. (verb)

An example of flow is for a classroom session to run without any problems.

A flow is an act of moving or running smoothly, a movement of water or the continuous moving of ideas, stories, etc. (noun)

An example of a flow is a steady movement through the development of a research paper.
An example of a flow is the movement of a stream.
An example of a flow is a class session where students constantly offer input.

See flow in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See flow in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(flō)

verb flowed, flow·ing, flows

verb, intransitive

a. To move or run smoothly with unbroken continuity, as in the manner characteristic of a fluid.
b. To issue in a stream; pour forth: Sap flowed from the gash in the tree.
To circulate, as the blood in the body.
To move with a continual shifting of the component particles: wheat flowing into the bin; traffic flowing through the tunnel.
To proceed steadily and easily: The preparations flowed smoothly.
To exhibit a smooth or graceful continuity: The poem's cadence flowed gracefully.
To hang loosely and gracefully: The cape flowed from his shoulders.
To rise. Used of the tide.
To arise; derive: Many conclusions flow from this hypothesis.
a. To abound or teem: coffers flowing with treasure.
b. To stream copiously; flood: Contributions flowed in from all parts of the country.
To menstruate.
To undergo plastic deformation without cracking or breaking. Used of rocks, metals, or minerals.

verb, transitive

To release as a flow: trees flowing thin sap.
To cause to flow: “One of the real keys to success is developing a system where you can flow traffic to yourselves” (Marc Klee).

noun

a. The act of flowing.
b. The smooth motion characteristic of fluids.
a. A stream or current.
b. A flood or overflow.
c. A residual mass that has stopped flowing: a hardened lava flow.
a. A continuous output or outpouring: a flow of ideas; produced a steady flow of stories.
b. A continuous movement or circulation: the flow of traffic; a flow of paperwork across his desk.
The amount that flows in a given period of time.
The rising of the tide.
Continuity and smoothness of appearance.
A general movement or tendency: a dissenter who went against the flow of opinion.
The sequence in which operations are performed.
An apparent ease or effortlessness of performance: “An athlete must learn to forget the details of his or her training to achieve the instinctive sense of flow that characterizes a champion” (Frederick Turner).
Menstrual discharge.