Overflow \O`ver*flow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overflowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Overflowing.]

[AS. oferfl?wan. See Over, and Flow.]

1. To flow over; to cover woth, or as with, water or other fluid; to spread over; to inundate; to overwhelm. [1913 Webster]

The northern nations overflowed all Christendom. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

2. To flow over the brim of; to fill more than full. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Overflowing \O`ver*flow"ing\, n. An overflow; that which overflows; exuberance; copiousness. [1913 Webster]

He was ready to bestow the overflowings of his full mind on anybody who would start a subject. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

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overflowing adj
1: overfull with water; "swollen rivers and creeks" [syn: flooding, in flood(p), swollen]
2: covered with water; "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub" [syn: afloat(p), awash(p), flooded, inundated]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Overflowing \O`ver*flow"ing\, n. An overflow; that which overflows; exuberance; copiousness.

He was ready to bestow the overflowings of his full mind on anybody who would start a subject. --Macaulay.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Overflow \O`ver*flow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overflowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Overflowing.]

[AS. oferfl?wan. See Over, and Flow.]

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)