overflowing

o·ver·flow  (vr-fl)

v. o·ver·flowed, o·ver·flow·ing, o·ver·flows

v.intr.

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.

v.tr.

1. To flow over the top, brim, or banks of.

2. To spread or cover over; flood.

3. To cause to fill beyond capacity.

n. (vr-fl)

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.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

overflowing - covered with water; "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub" awash, flooded, inundated, afloat full - containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; "a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life"; "the auditorium was full to overflowing"

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overflowing

adjective full, filled, abounding, swarming, rife, plentiful, thronged, teeming, copious, replete, bountiful, profuse, brimful, thick on the ground, overfull, superabundant The great hall was overflowing with people.
wanting, missing, lacking, inadequate, insufficient, scarce, deficient

Translations

overflowing [ˌəʊvə^rˈfləʊɪŋ]

adj (= very full) to be overflowing [prison, hall] → être plein à craquer
Jails and temporary detention camps are overflowing → Les prisons et les camps de détention sont pleins à craquer.
to be overflowing with people → être bondé

n (= very full) to be full to overflowing → être plein à ras bord
The prisons are full to overflowing → Les prisons sont pleines à ras bord.
to fill sth to overflowing [+ bar, restaurant, hall] → remplir qch à ras bord
He was one of the few teachers who always filled the lecture room to overflowing → C'était l'un des rares professeurs à toujours faire salle comble., C'était l'un des rares professeurs à toujours remplir l'amphithéâtre à ras bord.
to be filled to overflowing [building] → être rempli à ras bord; [container] → être rempli à ras bord
overflow pipe n → tuyau m de trop-plein, tuyau m d'écoulement