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Webster 1913 Edition
Overflow
Oˊver-flow′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Overflowed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overflowing
.] 1.
To flow over; to cover woth, or as with, water or other fluid; to spread over; to inundate; to overwhelm.
The northern nations
overflowed
all Christendom. Spenser.
2.
To flow over the brim of; to fill more than full.
Oˊver-flow′
,Verb.
I.
1.
To run over the bounds.
2.
To be superabundant; to abound.
Rogers.
O′ver-flowˊ
,Noun.
1.
A flowing over, as of water or other fluid; an inundation.
Bacon.
2.
That which flows over; a superfluous portion; a superabundance.
Shak.
3.
An outlet for the escape of surplus liquid.
Overflow meeting
, a meeting constituted of the surplus or overflow of another audience.
Webster 1828 Edition
Overflow
OVERFLOW
, v.t.1.
To spread over, as water; to inundate; to cover with water or other fluid.2.
To fill beyond the brim.3.
To deluge; to overwhelm; to cover, as with numbers.The northern nations overflowed all christendom.
OVERFLOW
, v.i.1.
To run over; to swell and run over the brim or banks.2.
To be abundant; to abound; to exuberate; as overflowing plenty.