to flow
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1.0
- verb
- /floʊ/
:
fluir
- In other places, it might flow fast and furious, carving deep channels.
- water flows
- rivers flow
- streams flow
It's the quantum grain that is flowing like a fluid in space-time.
- It's the quantum grain that is flowing like a fluid in space-time.
- Something like the river flows already redundant.
Examples
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The fluid leaves the seal via an outlet port and flows back into the tank.
Academic text (1999) -
Most West African oil, for example, now flows to Asia rather than to the United States.
Academic text (2015) -
The waters flow together and further to the sea.
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The last river was flowing from left to right.
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And so the water's flowing this way and out.
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Once the water level surcharges, it will flow toward the water treatment plant.
Academic text (2011) -
Electricity by nature flows in an unstable manner.
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It flows in both directions.
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The river will flow steadily until it reaches the ocean.
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As the rain poured, the water began to flow down the streets.
Synonyms
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To make liquid flow in a steady stream from a container
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2.7
To let color or liquid spread and make marks
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1.7
To flow out in large amounts, like liquid or tears
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3.9
Move continuously around inside a system, like water or air
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2.5
To flow into another river, lake, or sea
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4.8
To move or flow steadily and smoothly through a place
To move or change continuously
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.4
Money that comes into and goes out of a business or person during a period
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1
6.4
A liquid or gas moves in smooth layers that flow side by side with little mixing
- Specialized
1
3.8
A diagram that shows the order of steps in a process like a computer program
- Specialized
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3.9
Blood that comes from inside a woman's body each month during her period
- Specialized
A machine with spinning blades that lets air or water flow along the shaft
- Specialized
A diagram that shows the order of steps in a process, like a computer program or accounting system
- Specialized
A clean room where air moves in smooth parallel layers to keep tiny particles away during work like making microchips
- Specialized
A steady flow of a liquid or gas where speed stays the same at every point
How Fast
Surface Forms
Etymology
Flow comes from the old English flōwan meaning 'to run' or move like water and is related to the root flu- in fluid; so to flow as a verb is to move steadily in a stream or current, like water does.