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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Overflow \O`ver*flow"\, v. i.
     1. To run over the bounds.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To be superabundant; to abound. --Rogers.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Overflow \O"ver*flow`\, n.
     1. A flowing over, as of water or other fluid; an inundation.
        --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. That which flows over; a superfluous portion; a
        superabundance. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. An outlet for the escape of surplus liquid.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Overflow meeting, a meeting constituted of the surplus or
        overflow of another audience.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Overflow \O`ver*flow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overflowed; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Overflowing.] [AS. oferfl?wan. See Over, and
     Flow.]
     1. To flow over; to cover woth, or as with, water or other
        fluid; to spread over; to inundate; to overwhelm.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The northern nations overflowed all Christendom.
                                                    --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To flow over the brim of; to fill more than full.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Overflow \O"ver*flow`\, n.
     1. A flowing over, as of water or other fluid; an inundation.
        --Bacon.
  
     2. That which flows over; a superfluous portion; a
        superabundance. --Shak.
  
     3. An outlet for the escape of surplus liquid.
  
     Overflow meeting, a meeting constituted of the surplus or
        overflow of another audience.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Overflow \O`ver*flow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overflowed; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Overflowing.] [AS. oferfl?wan. See Over, and
     Flow.]
     1. To flow over; to cover woth, or as with, water or other
        fluid; to spread over; to inundate; to overwhelm.
  
              The northern nations overflowed all Christendom.
                                                    --Spenser.
  
     2. To flow over the brim of; to fill more than full.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Overflow \O`ver*flow"\, v. i.
     1. To run over the bounds.
  
     2. To be superabundant; to abound. --Rogers.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  overflow
       n 1: a large flow [syn: flood, outpouring]
       2: the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the
          limit or capacity [syn: runoff, overspill]
       v 1: flow or run over (a limit or brim) [syn: overrun, well
            over, run over, brim over]
       2: overflow with a certain feeling; "The children bubbled over
          with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger" [syn: bubble
          over, spill over]
       [also: overflown]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  overflow
     Αγγλικά n.
     η υπερχείλιση
     Αγγλικά vb.
     υπερχειλίζω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  overflow
     Portuguese n.
     (lb pt computing) (l en overflow) (gloss: situation where a value
  exceeds the available range)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  overflow
     n.
     1 The spillage resultant from overflow; excess.
     2 outlet for escape of excess material.
     3 (lb en computing) The situation where a value exceeds the available
  numeric range.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To flow over the brim of (a container).
     2 (lb en transitive) To cover with a liquid, literally or
  figuratively.
     3 (lb en transitive) To cause an #Noun. (rfex: en)
     4 (lb en intransitive) To flow over the edge of a container.
     5 (lb en intransitive) To exceed limits or capacity.
     6 # (lb en computing ambitransitive) To (cause to) exceed the
  available numeric range.
     7 (lb en intransitive) To be superabundant; to abound.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  overflow
     Portuguese n.
     (lb pt computing) (l en overflow) (gloss: situation where a value
  exceeds the available range)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  overflow
     Portuguese n.
     (lb pt computing) (l en overflow) (gloss: situation where a value
  exceeds the available range)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  overflow
     Englanti n.
     ylivuoto
     Englanti vb.
     vuotaa yli

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  overflow
     Engelska n.
     överflöd

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Overflow /ˌəʊvəflˈəʊ/
  الفيض

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  overflow /ˌəʊvəflˈəʊ/ 
  přetékat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  overflow /ˌəʊvəflˈəʊ/ 
  přeplnění

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  overflow /ˌəʊvəflˈəʊ/ 
  přetečení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  overflow /ˌəʊvəflˈəʊ/ 
  přetečení

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  overflow /ˌəʊvəflˈəʊ/ 
  gorlifo