overflow
21
3.2
- noun
- /ˈoʊvərfloʊ/
:
desbordamiento
- The parking lot was filled to capacity, so cars had to be directed to the overflow area.
- sewer overflows
- combined sewer overflows
- sewage overflows
So we we get all these overflow of just out of state leads.
- So we we get all these overflow of just out of state leads.
- Yeah, it's just the overflow from Jurassic Park.
Examples
-
There was an overflow of liquid from the container, spilling onto the table.
-
And then there is an overflow hole right here.
-
I think we're looking at a second overflow event.
-
The crowd in the visitors' section is filled with overflow from our stands.
Fiction book (2000) -
Visitors are now allowed into the space on a limited basis, mainly to cope with overflow.
Academic text (2011) -
It started off as overflow student housing.
-
The restaurant is packed: overflow from the bar spills into the dining room.
Fiction book (2000) -
South Central schools are too crowded, so the overflow is being bused into luxurious West Side High.
-
They got bunk beds lined up in the gymnasium to handle the overflow.
-
Fans packed into the overflow spaces, waving homemade signs made of glitter and glue as drumlines roared.
Synonyms
75
2.4
A very large number of things that arrive suddenly
42
4.2
A sudden large flow, for example of water, or a strong expression of feeling
26
3.8
Water that flows over land after rain because the ground cannot absorb it
A flow of water or other liquid over the edge of a container
Land or place that becomes filled with water after heavy rain
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
The bladder becomes too full and slowly leaks urine because it cannot empty
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Overflow as a noun comes from the same parts over 'above' and flow 'to move', and it names the moment or thing when water or objects 'flow over' their limit. So an overflow is the spill or extra that passes the container's edge.