Overflow

//ˈəʊvəˌfləʊ//

Synonyms for "overflow" (210 found)

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Noun(2 words)
floodoutpouring
Verb(1 words)
overflood

Related words (105)

overmuchoverplusoverrideoverrunoverrunningoverspilloverspreadoverswarmoverweightoverwhelmpalilogyplenitudeplenteousnessplentifulnessplentypleonasmplethorapourpour outpour over
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prevalenceprodigalityproductivenessproductivityprofusenessprofusionproliferateprolificacyprolificitypullulatequantitiesquantityrainrampancyranknessredundancyreiterationreiterativenessrepetition for effectrepetitivenessrepletenessrepletionrich harvestrich veinrichnessride roughshod overriotriotousnessrun downrun overrun riotsatietysaturationscadsseetheshowerslopsloshspatespillspill outspill overspillagestreamsubmergesubmersionsubstantialitysubstantialnesssuperaboundsuperabundancesuperfluitysuperfluxsupersaturationsurchargesurfeitsurplussurplusageswampswarmswarm withsweeptalkativenesstautologyteemteem withteemingnessthe delugethe floodthicktiradetorrenttrampletread uponwashoutwealthwellwhelmwhelming
Noun(2 words)
overspillrunoff

Related word relations

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12 relation types

More general

7 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

Synonyms

2 entries

at location

9 entries

derived

8 entries

derived from

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entails

1 entries

has context

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is a

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manner of

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related to

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used for

6 entries

Translations

158 translations across 44 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • derdh noun (spillage)

Arabic

3 entries
  • فَيَضَان noun (spillage)
  • فاض verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)
  • فَاضَ verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)

Armenian

4 entries
  • արտահոսք noun (spillage)
  • գերհոսք noun (spillage)
  • հեղուկաթափ անցք noun (outlet)
  • ջրաթափ noun (outlet)

Catalan

2 entries
  • desbordar verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)
  • vessar verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 溢出 verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)
  • 漫溢 verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)

Czech

1 entries
  • přetečení noun (computing: situation where a value exceeds the available range)

Eastern Bontoc

2 entries
  • choron verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)
  • kor-as verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • elrandiĝi verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)

Finnish

4 entries
  • ylivuoto noun (spillage)
  • ylivuoto noun (computing: situation where a value exceeds the available range)
  • aiheuttaa ylivuoto verb (computing: to exceed the available numeric range)
  • ylittää rajoitus verb (computing: to exceed the available numeric range)

French

2 entries
  • débordement noun (spillage)
  • déborder verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)

Gagauz

1 entries
  • taşmaa verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)

Galician

1 entries
  • botar por fóra verb ((intransitive) to flow over the brim of a container)

German

4 entries
  • Uberschuß noun (excess)
  • Übergeflossene(s) noun (spillage)
  • Übergelaufene(s) noun (spillage)
  • Überlauf noun (outlet)

Greek

4 entries
  • ξεχείλισμα noun (spillage)
  • υπερχείλιση noun (spillage)
  • υπερχείλιση noun (outlet)
  • υπερχείλιση noun (computing: situation where a value exceeds the available range)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • גָּלַשׁ verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)
  • עָלָה עַל גְּדוֹתָיו verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)

Ilocano

1 entries
  • lupias verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)

Italian

4 entries
  • eccedenza noun (spillage)
  • eccesso noun (spillage)
  • overflow noun (computing: situation where a value exceeds the available range)
  • sfogo noun (outlet)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 溢れる verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)

Kapampangan

2 entries
  • manyampukaki noun (spillage)
  • manyampukaki verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • аса толтыру noun (spillage)

Latin

4 entries
  • alluviō noun (spillage)
  • inundō verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)
  • inundō verb ((intransitive) to flow over the brim of a container)
  • redundō verb ((intransitive) to flow over the brim of a container)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • perpildymas noun (computing: situation where a value exceeds the available range)

Lubuagan Kalinga

1 entries
  • lumay-as verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)

Malay

2 entries
  • limpahan noun (spillage)
  • limpah atas verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)

Māori

4 entries
  • engaenga verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)
  • kōhure verb ((intransitive) to flow over the brim of a container)
  • kōrengarenga verb ((intransitive) to flow over the brim of a container)
  • ngawhā verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • renne over verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • renne over verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)

Old Anatolian Turkish

1 entries
  • طاشمق verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)

Ottoman Turkish

3 entries
  • فیضان noun (spillage)
  • آزمق verb ((intransitive) to flow over the brim of a container)
  • طاشمق verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)

Polish

4 entries
  • nadmiar noun (excess)
  • odpływ noun (outlet)
  • przelew noun (outlet)
  • przepełnienie noun (computing: situation where a value exceeds the available range)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • ladrão noun (outlet)
  • overflow noun (computing: situation where a value exceeds the available range)
  • transbordamento noun (spillage)
  • transbordamento noun (computing: situation where a value exceeds the available range)

Romanian

2 entries
  • revărsare noun (spillage)
  • se revărsa verb ((intransitive) to flow over the brim of a container)

Russian

4 entries
  • избы́ток noun (spillage)
  • перели́в noun (spillage)
  • переполне́ние noun (spillage)
  • выходить за пределы verb ((intransitive) to flow over the brim of a container)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • cuir thairis verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)

Spanish

4 entries
  • aliviadero noun (outlet)
  • derrame noun (spillage)
  • desbordamiento noun (spillage)
  • escape noun (outlet)

Tagalog

3 entries
  • pag-apaw noun (spillage)
  • apawan verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)
  • umapaw verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)

Thai

2 entries
  • ท่วม verb ((transitive) to cover with a liquid)
  • ล้น verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)

Turkish

1 entries
  • taşmak verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)

Tuwali Ifugao

2 entries
  • habong verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)
  • lakbi verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)

Tày

1 entries
  • bjằn verb ((intransitive) to flow over the brim of a container)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • перели́тися verb ((intransitive) to flow over the brim of a container)
  • перелива́тися verb ((intransitive) to flow over the brim of a container)
  • перепо́внитися verb ((intransitive) to be subject to a load that exceeds limits or capacity)
  • переповня́тися verb ((intransitive) to be subject to a load that exceeds limits or capacity)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • تاشماق verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)

Venetan

4 entries
  • limegare verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)
  • ndar par sora verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)
  • simar verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)
  • ẑimar verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • tràn verb ((transitive) to fill beyond the limits of)
  • tràn verb ((intransitive) to flow over the brim of a container)
  • tràn verb (computing: to exceed the available numeric range)
  • tràn ngập verb ((transitive) to cover with a liquid)

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

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This river is going to overflow.

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The book's blurbs overflow with superlatives.

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Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.

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One drop makes the glass overflow.

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