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overflowing
o·ver·flow O0182600 (ō′vər-flō′)v. o·ver·flowed, o·ver·flow·ing, o·ver·flows v.intr.1. To flow or run over the top, brim, or banks: The river overflowed and flooded surrounding neighborhoods.2. To be filled beyond capacity, as a container or waterway.3. To have a boundless supply; be superabundant. See Synonyms at teem1.v.tr.1. To flow over the top, brim, or banks of.2. To spread or cover over; flood.3. To cause to fill beyond capacity.n. (ō′vər-flō′)1. The act of overflowing.2. Something that flows over; an excess.3. An outlet or vent through which excess liquid may escape.4. Computers A condition in which a calculation produces a unit of data too large to be stored in the location allotted to it.overflowing (ˌəʊvəˈfləʊɪŋ) adjvery full; almost filled over capacityso full of people or things that no more can fit inThesaurusAdj. | 1. | overflowing - covered with water; "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub"awash, flooded, inundated, afloatfull - containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; "a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life"; "the auditorium was full to overflowing" |
overflowingadjective full, filled, abounding, swarming, rife, plentiful, thronged, teeming, copious, replete, bountiful, profuse, brimful, thick on the ground, overfull, superabundant The great hall was overflowing with people. wanting, missing, lacking, inadequate, insufficient, scarce, deficientoverflowingadjectiveFull to the point of flowing over:awash, big, brimful, brimming.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeoverflowoverflowing
Synonyms for overflowingadj fullSynonyms- full
- filled
- abounding
- swarming
- rife
- plentiful
- thronged
- teeming
- copious
- replete
- bountiful
- profuse
- brimful
- thick on the ground
- overfull
- superabundant
Antonyms- wanting
- missing
- lacking
- inadequate
- insufficient
- scarce
- deficient
Synonyms for overflowingadj full to the point of flowing overSynonymsSynonyms for overflowingadj covered with waterSynonyms- awash
- flooded
- inundated
- afloat
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