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   overflow

   verb

   • 1. (especially of a liquid) flow over the brim of a receptacle: "chemicals overflowed from a storage tank"
   • ▪ (of a container) be so full that the contents go over the sides: "boxes overflowing with bright flowers"
   • ▪ (of a space) be so crowded that people spill out: "the waiting area was overflowing"
   • ▪ flood or flow over (a surface or area): "her hair overflowed her shoulders"
   • ▪ be very full of (an emotion or quality): "her heart overflowed with joy"

   noun

   • 1. the flowing over of a liquid: "there was some overflow after heavy rainfall" Similar overspillspillspillagefloodfloodinginundationexcess water
   • ▪ the excess or surplus not able to be accommodated by an available space: "to accommodate the overflow five more offices have been built" Similar surplusexcessadditional people/thingsextra people/thingsremainderoverabundanceoverspill
   • 2. (in a bath or sink) an outlet for excess water.
   • 3. the generation of a number or other data item which is too large for the assigned location or memory space.

   Word Origin Old Englishoferflōwan (see over-, flow).

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