Main Entry:

¹over·flow

Pronunciation:

\ˌō-vər-ˈflō\

Function:

verb

Date:

before 12th century

transitive verb

1 : to cover with or as if with water : inundate 2 : to flow over the brim of 3 : to cause to overflow intransitive verb 1 : to flow over bounds 2 : to fill a space to capacity and spread beyond its limits <the crowd overflowed into the street>