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overflow
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Overflow \O`ver*flow"\, v. i.
1. To run over the bounds.
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2. To be superabundant; to abound. --Rogers.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Overflow \O"ver*flow`\, n.
1. A flowing over, as of water or other fluid; an inundation.
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2. That which flows over; a superfluous portion; a
superabundance. --Shak.
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3. An outlet for the escape of surplus liquid.
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Overflow meeting, a meeting constituted of the surplus or
overflow of another audience.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
