[over.flow] vt (bef. 12c) 1: to cover with or as if with water: inundate
2: to flow over the brim of
3: to cause to overflow ~ vi 1: to flow over bounds
2: to fill a space to capacity and spread beyond its limits "the crowd ~ed into the street"
[2]over.flow n (1589) 1: a flowing over: inundation
2: something that flows over: surplus
3: an outlet or receptacle for surplus liquid