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overflow definition

over·flow (ō′vər flō′; also, and for n.always, ō′vər flō′)

transitive verb

  1. to flow over or across; flood
  2. to flow over the brim or edge of
  3. to cause to overflow by filling beyond capacity

intransitive verb

  1. to flow beyond the limits; run over
  2. to be more than full or complete; be superabundant

noun

  1. an overflowing or being overflowed
  2. the amount that overflows; surplus
  3. an outlet for overflowing liquids

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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