flow

1. imp. sing. of Fly, v. i. Source: opted

2. v. i. To move with a continual change of place among the particles or parts, as a fluid; to change place or circulate, as a liquid; as, rivers flow from springs and lakes; tears flow from the eyes. Source: opted

3. v. i. To become liquid; to melt. Source: opted

4. v. i. To proceed; to issue forth; as, wealth flows from industry and economy. Source: opted

5. v. i. To glide along smoothly, without harshness or asperties; as, a flowing period; flowing numbers; to sound smoothly to the ear; to be uttered easily. Source: opted

6. v. i. To have or be in abundance; to abound; to full, so as to run or flow over; to be copious. Source: opted

7. v. i. To hang loose and waving; as, a flowing mantle; flowing locks. Source: opted

8. v. i. To rise, as the tide; -- opposed to ebb; as, the tide flows twice in twenty-four hours. Source: opted

9. v. i. To discharge blood in excess from the uterus. Source: opted

10. v. t. To cover with water or other liquid; to overflow; to inundate; to flood. Source: opted

11. v. t. To cover with varnish. Source: opted

12. n. A stream of water or other fluid; a current; as, a flow of water; a flow of blood. Source: opted

13. n. A continuous movement of something abundant; as, a flow of words. Source: opted

14. n. Any gentle, gradual movement or procedure of thought, diction, music, or the like, resembling the quiet, steady movement of a river; a stream. Source: opted

15. n. The tidal setting in of the water from the ocean to the shore. See Ebb and flow, under Ebb. Source: opted

16. n. A low-lying piece of watery land; -- called also flow moss and flow bog. Source: opted

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