The meaning of Overflowing

Overflowing – definition

adjective
Flooding or flowing over a surface or area.
Usage examples:
An overflowing river swamped dozens of villages
Synonims:
Overfull Full to overflowing/bursting Spilling over Running over Crammed full Cram-full Jammed Overcrowded Packed like sardines Congested Choked Overloaded Overpopulated Overpeopled Overrun C

verb
(especially of a liquid) flow over the brim of a receptacle.
Usage examples:
Chemicals overflowed from a storage tank

verb
Present participle of overflow
Usage examples:
The milk overflowed when i poured it into the jug., because of heavy rain, the river may overflow i…

Overflowing translation into English

Overflowing: translate from English into Chinese

溢出, 盎然, 丰厚, 丰满, 过剩的

Overflowing: translate from English into Dutch

Overvol, Overtollig, Overbodig

Overflowing: translate from English into French

Débordé, Inondé

Overflowing: translate from English into German

Überlaufen, Überströmend

Overflowing: translate from English into Hindi

बह निकला, बह निकला हुआ

Overflowing: translate from English into Italian

Traboccante, Straripante, Straripamento, Sovrabbondante, Inondazione

Overflowing: translate from English into Korean

범람, 넘쳐 흐르는

Overflowing: translate from English into Russian

Переполняющий, Переполненный, Бьющий через край, Льющийся через край

Overflowing: translate from English into Spanish

Desbordante, Rebosante

Word origin

Old English oferflōwan (see over-, flow).

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Overflowing – similar words

overflower

noun
A person who or thing which causes something to overflow; a thing that takes more space than has been allocated.

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overflowed

verb
(especially of a liquid) flow over the brim of a receptacle.
Usage examples:
Chemicals overflowed from a storage tank

noun
The flowing over of a liquid.
Usage examples:
There was some overflow after heavy rainfall

noun
(in a bath or sink) an outlet for excess water.
Usage examples:
When we checked with the building department, the local inspector told us that the water heater is …

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overflow

verb
(especially of a liquid) flow over the brim of a receptacle.
Usage examples:
Chemicals overflowed from a storage tank

noun
The flowing over of a liquid.
Usage examples:
There was some overflow after heavy rainfall

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Overflowing synonims

c

abbreviation
(on scorecards) caught by.
Usage examples:
Me waugh c lara b walsh 19

abbreviation
Care of.

noun
The third letter of the alphabet.
Usage examples:
He scraped along with c's and d's in most subjects

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choked

verb
(of a person or animal) have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or a lack of air.
Usage examples:
Willie choked on a mouthful of tea

noun
A valve in the carburettor of a petrol engine that is used to reduce the amount of air in the fuel mixture when the engine is started.
Usage examples:
An automatic choke

noun
A sound produced by a person or animal having difficulty in breathing.
Usage examples:
A little choke of laughter

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congested

adjective
(of a road or place) so crowded with traffic or people as to hinder or prevent freedom of movement.
Usage examples:
The congested streets of the west end

verb
Crowd (a road or place) so as to hinder or prevent freedom of movement.
Usage examples:
Uncontrolled development will congest our streets

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jammed

verb
Squeeze or pack tightly into a specified space.
Usage examples:
Four of us were jammed in one compartment

verb
Make (fruit) into jam.

noun
An instance of a thing seizing or becoming stuck.
Usage examples:
Paper jams

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overcrowded

adjective
(of accommodation or a space) filled beyond what is comfortable, safe, or desirable.
Usage examples:
Infectious diseases can spread in overcrowded prisons

verb
Fill (accommodation or a space) beyond what is comfortable, safe, or desirable.
Usage examples:
Employees were assigned to make sure people didn't overcrowd the escalators

adjective
Containing too many people or things
Usage examples:
The prisons are overcrowded., overcrowding in classrooms is an important issue in this election.

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overfull

adjective
Containing an excessive amount of something.
Usage examples:
An overfull cup of tea

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overloaded

adjective
Loaded with too great a burden or cargo.
Usage examples:
Overloaded vehicles

verb
Load with too great a burden or cargo.
Usage examples:
Both boats were overloaded and low in the water

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overpeopled

adjective
(of a place) containing an excessive number of people.
Usage examples:
An increasingly overpeopled world

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overpopulated

adjective
Having an excessively large population.
Usage examples:
Overpopulated industrial countries

verb
Populate (an area) in excessively large numbers.
Usage examples:
It was our duty to desist from overpopulating the planet

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overrun

verb
Spread over or occupy (a place) in large numbers.
Usage examples:
The mediterranean has been overrun by tourists

noun
An instance of something exceeding an expected or allowed time or cost.
Usage examples:
The cost overrun caused the company's share price to fall

verb
To spread over an area quickly and in large numbers
Usage examples:
The city has become increasingly unpleasant because it is overrun with tourists.

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