Hypertext Webster Gateway: "overflow"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Overflow \O"ver*flow`\, n.
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Overflow \O`ver*flow"\, v. i.
1. To run over the bounds.
2. To be superabundant; to abound. --Rogers.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
overflow
n 1: a large flow [syn: {flood}, {outpouring}]
2: the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the
limit or capacity [syn: {runoff}, {overspill}]
v 1: flow or run over (a limit or brim) [syn: {overrun}, {well
over}, {run over}, {brim over}]
2: overflow with a certain feeling; "The children bubbled over
with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger" [syn: {bubble
over}, {spill over}]
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