overflow

verb
[L269609]

Compounds

Combines

Forms

  • simple present : overflow
  • simple present, singular, third person : overflows
  • present participle : overflowing
  • simple past : overflowed
  • past participle : overflowed

Senses

  • Fall out of a container due to excess of volume

overflow

noun
[L324874]

Compounds

Combines

Forms

  • singular : overflow
  • plural : overflows

Senses

  • hydraulic structure
  • event in which a mass or flow exceeds the size of its container and spills out in an unexpected space