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overflow

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overflow in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. flow or run over (a limit or brim)
    overflow  overrun  well over  run over  brim over 
  2. overflow with a certain feeling
    "The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger"
    bubble over  overflow  spill over 
noun
  1. a large flow
    flood  overflow  outpouring 
  2. the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity
    overflow  runoff  overspill 
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