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overflowing

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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.
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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"
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"

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 [ˌəʊvərˈfləʊɪŋ]
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 ntuyau m de trop-plein, tuyau m d'écoulement


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I'll build myself a beautiful palace, with a thousand stables filled with a thousand wooden horses to play with, a cellar overflowing with lemonade and ice cream soda, and a library of candies and fruits, cakes and cookies.
Here Jones attempted to prevent the poor man from proceeding; but indeed the overflowing of his own heart would of itself have stopped his words.
Saying good-bye to the princess, Sergey Ivanovitch was joined by Katavasov; together they got into a carriage full to overflowing, and the train started.
 
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