“overflows” is a form of
overflow
/ˈəʊvəˌfləʊ/ noun, verb
Forms overflows overflowing overflowed overflown
- noun The spillage resultant from overflowing.
- noun An outlet for escape of excess material.
- noun Excess, superabundance
- noun (computing) The situation where a value exceeds the available numeric range.
- verb (transitive) To flow over the brim of (a container). “The river overflowed the levee into the road.”
- verb (transitive) To cover with a liquid, literally or figuratively. “The flash flood overflowed most of the parkland and some homes.”
- verb (transitive) To cause an overflow.
- verb (intransitive) To flow over the brim of a container. “The waters overflowed into the Ninth Ward.”
- verb (intransitive) To be subject to a load that exceeds limits or capacity. [with with] “The hospital ER was overflowing with flu cases.”
- verb (intransitive, figuratively) To have something in superabundance; to abound in something.
- verb (computing, ambitransitive) To (cause to) exceed the available numeric range. “Calculating 255+1 will overflow an eight-bit byte.”
Synonyms
overrun brim over overbrim overflood flood outpouring runoff overspill well over run over bubble over spill over
Etymology
From Middle English overflowen, from Old English oferflōwan, equivalent to over- + flow.
Webster’s 1913
- verb To flow over; to cover woth, or as with, water or other fluid; to spread over; to inundate; to overwhelm.
- verb To flow over the brim of; to fill more than full.
- verb To run over the bounds.
- verb To be superabundant; to abound. Rogers.
Etymology [AS. oferfl. See Over, and Flow.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “overflow”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details