OVERFLOW


Meaning of OVERFLOW in English

I. verb

1.

Synonyms: deluge 1, drown, engulf, flood, inundate, overwhelm, submerge, swamp, whelm

2.

to flow over the brim

the river overflowed its banks

Synonyms: overbrim, overfill, overrun, run over, spill, well over

Related Word: brim, cascade, slop, slosh

Contrasted words: drop, recede, withdraw

II. noun

1.

Synonyms: flood 2, cataclysm, cataract, deluge, flooding, inundation, niagara, pour, spate, torrent

2.

Synonyms: excess 1, overabundance, overkill, overmuch, overplus, plethora, superfluity, surfeit, surplus, surplusage

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