flow away
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Definition
Verb: * To move or drain off gradually and continuously in a stream or current. This verb describes the action of a liquid (or sometimes things compared to a liquid) moving away from a source or a point, often implying a steady, progressive departure.
Usage
- The verb "flow away" is used to describe the movement of liquids, such as water, or metaphorical things like time or money, as they depart from a place.
- It is often used with prepositions like "from" to indicate the point of origin.
- It emphasizes the continuous and gradual nature of the departure.
Examples
- After the storm, the floodwaters slowly flowed away from the village.
- We watched the river flow away into the distance.
- As the sink unclogged, the dirty water began to flow away down the drain.
- She felt her anxiety flow away as she listened to the calming music. (Metaphorical usage)
Advanced Usage
- "to flow away from": To emphasize the point of origin being left behind.
- The capital is flowing away from the country due to economic instability.
- Used in geological or environmental contexts to describe natural drainage.
- The glacier's meltwater flows away through a network of streams.
Variants and Related Words
- Flow off: A near-identical synonym, often used interchangeably with "flow away."
- The excess paint flowed off the canvas.
- Drain away: Emphasizes the removal of liquid until little or none remains.
- The bathtub took a long time to drain away completely.
- Recede: To move back or away, often used for floodwaters or hairlines.
- Ebb: To flow back or away, like the tide.
Synonyms
- Drain
- Trickle away
- Run off
- Discharge
- Empty
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Flow into: The opposite action; to move towards and enter something.
- These small streams flow into the main river.
- Flow back: To return by flowing.
- When the pump stopped, some of the liquid flowed back into the tank.
Verb
- flow off or away gradually
- The water flowed off from the pipe