Antonyms for overflow

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : verb oh-ver-floh; noun oh-ver-floh

Phonetic Transcription : verb ˌoʊ vərˈfloʊ; noun ˈoʊ vərˌfloʊ

Definition of overflow

Origin : Old English oferfleow "to flow across, flood, inundate," also "to flow over (a brim or bank);" see over- + flow (v.). Related: Overflowed; overflowing.

noun flood, inundation
verb pour out, flood

Example sentences :

Whenever he was fresh and full of spirits, he had enough to overflow upon her and every one.
Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

There was also an outlet to the street to carry off the overflow.
Extract from : « Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae » by Jennie Hall

He was ladling the pobs into the child's mouth, and scooping the overflow from her chin.
Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

Further, on this day year, the city will overflow once more with wealth and beauty.
Extract from : « Cyropaedia » by Xenophon

He was feeding himself ferociously and seemed to overflow with bitterness.
Extract from : « Falk » by Joseph Conrad

In an overflow of weakness, Phil reeled at the unexpected news.
Extract from : « The Spoilers of the Valley » by Robert Watson

Perhaps they saw the chance of some overflow of these good things coming their way.
Extract from : « The Soul of a People » by H. Fielding

The overflow of energy lost the tendency to dissipation and became steady.
Extract from : « At Pinney's Ranch » by Edward Bellamy

Our cup is dirtied and ceases to overflow and we lose our peace with God.
Extract from : « The Calvary Road » by Roy Hession

The document abounds to the overflow with the gross superstition of the age.
Extract from : « Henry of Monmouth, Volume 2 » by J. Endell Tyler

Synonyms for overflow

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