overflow

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overflow

The sink began to overflow with soapy water.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • The action or fact of flowing over the edge or limit of a container, space, or capacity: It refers to the event where liquid or contents exceed their confines.
    • The excess liquid or material that has flowed over: It can also refer to the surplus liquid itself.
    • An outlet or pipe for excess liquid: In technical contexts, it can mean a structure designed to carry away surplus fluid.

  2. Verb:

    • To flow over the brim or edge of a container: The primary meaning is for a liquid to exceed its limits.
    • To be filled or supplied with something beyond capacity: Used figuratively to describe an abundance of emotions, people, or things.
    • To extend beyond the boundaries or limits of something: Can refer to spaces, events, or abstract concepts.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • The heavy rain caused an overflow from the city's drainage system.
    • We placed a bucket under the sink to catch the overflow.
    • The concert was so popular they set up an overflow room for the extra attendees.

  • Verb:

    • The river will overflow its banks during the spring thaw.
    • Her heart overflowed with gratitude when she received the award.
    • The crowd overflowed the small auditorium and filled the hallway.
Advanced Usage
  • "to overflow with": to be so full of a particular emotion or quality that it is very apparent.
    • His speech overflowed with patriotic sentiment.
  • "overflow crowd/audience": a number of people greater than the capacity of the main venue.
    • The overflow crowd watched the ceremony on screens outside.
  • In computing: Refers to a condition where a calculation produces a result too large for the allocated storage.
    • The program crashed due to an integer overflow.
Variants and Related Words
  • Overflowing (adj, present participle): Filled beyond capacity; abundant.
    • The overflowing bins needed to be emptied.
  • Overflow pipe (n): A pipe that carries away excess liquid to prevent flooding.
    • The tank is fitted with an overflow pipe for safety.
Synonyms
  • Noun: Surplus, excess, flood, deluge, spillover.
  • Verb: Spill over, flood, brim over, run over, well over.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Overflow into: To spread into an adjacent area because the original space is full.
    • The protest overflowed into the neighboring streets.
  • Bubble over with: To be so full of an emotion (like joy or anger) that it is expressed energetically. (Note: This is a related idiom using "over" but is not a phrasal verb of "overflow" itself).
    • She was bubbling over with excitement about her trip.
Related Idioms
  • A cup that overflows / My cup overflows: An expression, often from a biblical context, meaning to have an abundance of blessings or good fortune.
    • With my family's love and support, my cup truly overflows.
  • To be filled to overflowing: To be completely full, often implying an emotional state.
    • The stadium was filled to overflowing with cheering fans.
overflow

The sink began to overflow with soapy water.

Noun
  1. the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity
  2. a large flow
Verb
  1. overflow with a certain feeling
    • The children bubbled over with joy
    • My boss was bubbling over with anger
  2. flow or run over (a limit or brim)

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