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Synonyms
o·ver·flow (ṓvər-flṓ)

verb: -flowed, -flow·ing, -flows. 

intransitive verb 

  1. To flow or run over the top, brim, or banks.
  2. To be filled beyond capacity, as a container or waterway.
  3. To have a boundless supply; be superabundant. See synonyms at teem1

transitive verb 

  1. To flow over the top, brim, or banks of.
  2. To spread or cover over; flood.
  3. To cause to fill beyond capacity.

noun 

  1. The act of overflowing.
  2. Something that flows over; an excess.
  3. An outlet or vent through which excess liquid may escape.
  4. Computer Science A condition in which a calculation produces a unit of data too large to be stored in the location allotted to it.