I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
fill sth to the brim/to overflowing (= fill something completely )
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a bucket filled to the brim with ice
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
river
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Now the water ran strongly only when the river overflowed its new bed.
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People there had to be evacuated when the Sacramento River overflowed its banks Saturday.
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Flood warnings are still in force on the River Wye and the River Severn, and today another river overflowed its banks.
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The Turtle bleeds into the slough system when the river overflows its banks.
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Ademir Ferreira said 2, 500 people were forced from their houses when several rivers overflowed their banks.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Shoal Creek overflowed its banks Friday.
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There were over 30 reporters, overflowing their allotted space in the courtroom
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Turn off the water so the sink doesn't overflow .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Cream overflowed the edges of the shallow dish, another little twist of frightening confusion.
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If we drill a borehole into the aquifer the groundwater will be under sufficient pressure to overflow from the borehole.
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It is called a synonym, and will overflow from its natural home address because that is already full.
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Reservoirs overflowed, and saturated levees continued to break in the San Joaquin Valley.
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The ashtray in front of him overflowed on to the counter.
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The hospitals are full to overflowing....
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Within minutes of checking in to my room, the toilet overflowed.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A temporary parking lot will be provided to handle the overflow .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Forman took his seat in front of the overflow crowd of 300 expecting, and certainly prepared for, a going over.
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Instead, home records are located using the bucket index and overflow records via the home bucket and a tag.
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McDonnell and Montgomery found that higher overflow percentages than 10-25 percent led to increased retrieval times for all block sizes.
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Riverside General had been built as an overflow hospital for Tewkesbury and Gloucester and surrounding areas.
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Within the last year, two new restaurants dedicated to the early morning meal have opened to accommodate some of the overflow .