n.
Pronunciation: ˌ ō -v ə r- ' fl ō
Function: transitive verb
Date: before 12th century
1 : to cover with or as if with water : INUNDATE
2 : to flow over the brim of
3 : to cause to overflow
intransitive verb
1 : to flow over bounds
2 : to fill a space to capacity and spread beyond its limits <the crowd overflow ed into the street>