flow

[ floh ]

/ floʊ /

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verb (used without object)

to move along in a stream: The river flowed slowly to the sea.

to circulate: blood flowing through one's veins.

to stream or well forth: Warmth flows from the sun.

to issue or proceed from a source: Orders flowed from the office.

to menstruate.

to come or go as in a stream: A constant stream of humanity flowed by.

to proceed continuously and smoothly: Melody flowed from the violin.

to hang loosely at full length: Her hair flowed over her shoulders.

to abound in something: The tavern flowed with wine.

to rise and advance, as the tide (opposed to ebb).

verb (used with object)

to cause or permit to flow: to flow paint on a wall before brushing.

to cover with water or other liquid; flood.

noun

an act of flowing.

movement in or as if in a stream.

the rate of flowing.

the volume of fluid that flows through a passage of any given section during a unit of time: Oil flow of the well was 500 barrels a day.

something that flows; stream.

an outpouring or discharge of something, as in a stream: a flow of blood.

menstruation.

an overflowing; flood.

the rise of the tide (opposed to ebb).

Machinery. progressive distortion of a metal object under continuous service at high temperature.

Physics. the transference of energy: heat flow.

Origin of flow

before 900; (v.) Middle English flowen, Old English flōwan; akin to Middle Low German vlōien, Old Norse flōa; (noun) late Middle English: surge of a wave, derivative of the v.

SYNONYMS FOR flow

1 Flow, gush, spout, spurt refer to certain of the movements characteristic of fluids. Flow is the general term: Water flows. A stream of blood flows. To gush is to rush forth copiously from a cavity, in as large a volume as can issue therefrom, as the result of some strong impelling force: The water will gush out if the main breaks. Spout and spurt both imply the ejecting of a liquid from a cavity by some internal impetus given to it. Spout implies a rather steady, possibly well-defined, jet or stream, not necessarily of long duration but always of considerable force: A whale spouts. Spurt implies a forcible, possibly sudden, spasmodic, or intermittent issue or jet: The liquid spurted out suddenly when the bottle cap was pushed in. Spout applies only to liquids; the other terms apply also to gases.

7 run.

9 teem.

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OTHER WORDS FROM flow

flow·a·ble, adjective flow·a·bil·i·ty, noun re·flow, noun, verb un·der·flow, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH flow

floe flow (see synonym study at the current entry)

Words nearby flow

flour moth, flourish, flourishing, floury, flout, flow, flow breccia, flow chart, flow cleavage, flow country, flow sheet

Example sentences from the Web for underflow

From the area of water-bearing gravels found, it was proposed to tap the underflow water at the 630-m.

ASCE 1193: The Water-Works and Sewerage of Monterrey, N. L., Mexico |George Robert Graham Conway
Here the waters lost themselves for many feet in the underflow so common in this land of aimless, uncertain waterways.

The Price of the Prairie |Margaret Hill McCarter
The general scheme for tapping this underflow was to drive a main gallery at the 560-m.

ASCE 1193: The Water-Works and Sewerage of Monterrey, N. L., Mexico |George Robert Graham Conway
It is filled to the brim with sand, however, and through the sand is an underflow.

Life and Adventures of 'Billy' Dixon |Billy Dixon

The water is almost wholly taken from the rivers, but underflow is also utilized, especially in San Luis Park.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for underflow (1 of 2)

underflow

/ (ˈʌndəˌfləʊ) /

noun

another word for undercurrent

computing a condition that occurs when arithmetic operations produce results too small to store in the available register

British Dictionary definitions for underflow (2 of 2)

flow

/ (fləʊ) /

verb (mainly intr)

(of liquids) to move or be conveyed as in a stream

(of blood) to circulate around the body

to move or progress freely as if in a stream the crowd flowed into the building

to proceed or be produced continuously and effortlessly ideas flowed from her pen

to show or be marked by smooth or easy movement

to hang freely or loosely her hair flowed down her back

to be present in abundance wine flows at their parties

an informal word for menstruate

(of tide water) to advance or rise Compare ebb (def. 1)

(tr) to cover or swamp with liquid; flood

(of rocks such as slate) to yield to pressure without breaking so that the structure and arrangement of the constituent minerals are altered

noun

the act, rate, or manner of flowing a fast flow

a continuous stream or discharge

continuous progression

the advancing of the tide

a stream of molten or solidified lava

the amount of liquid that flows in a given time

an informal word for menstruation

Scot

a marsh or swamp
an inlet or basin of the sea
(capital when part of a name)Scapa Flow

flow of spirits natural happiness

Word Origin for flow

Old English flōwan; related to Old Norse flōa, Middle Low German vlōien, Greek plein to float, Sanskrit plavate he swims

Medical definitions for underflow

flow

[ flō ]

v.

To move or run smoothly with unbroken continuity.

To circulate, as the blood in the body.

To menstruate.

n.

The smooth motion characteristic of fluids.

The volume of fluid or gas passing a given point per unit of time.

Menstrual discharge.

Idioms and Phrases with underflow

flow

see ebb and flow; go with the flow.

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verb (mainly intr)

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