flow
Cross references:
1. spring
1. flow \'flo-\ \-in-le-\ vb [ME flowen, fr. OE flo-wan; akin to OHG
flouwen to rinse,]wash, L pluere to rain, Gk plein to sail, float 1a1: to
issue or move in a stream 1a2: CIRCULATE 1b: to move with a continual
change of place among the constituent particl es {the molasses ~ed slowly}
2: RISE {the tide ebbs and ~s} 3: ABOUND 4a: to proceed smoothly and
readily 4b: to have a smooth uninterrupted continuity 5: to hang loose
and billowing 6: COME, ARISE 7: to deform under stress without cracking
or rupturing - used esp. of m inerals and rocks 8: MENSTRUATE 1a: to cause
to flow 1b: to cover with water : FLOOD 2: to discharge in a flow -
flow.ing.ly av
2. flow n 1: an act of flowing 2: FLOOD, FLOOD 3a: a smooth uninterrupted
movement 3b: STREAM 4: the quantity that flows in a certain time 5a:
MENSTRUATION 5b: YIELD, PRODUCTION 6a: the motion characteristic of
fluids 6b: a continuous transfer of energy