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  1. 1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Flow Source: opted
  2. 2. a. That flows or for flowing (in various sense of the verb); gliding along smoothly; copious. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. & n. from Flow, v. i. & t. Source: opted
  4. 4. adj. designed or arranged to offer the least resistance to fluid flow Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) Source: wordnet
  6. 6. That flows or for flowing (in various sense of the verb); gliding along smoothly; copious. Flowing battery (Elec.), a battery which is kept constant by the flowing of the exciting liquid through the cell or cells. Knight. -- Flowing furnace, a furnace from which molten metal, can be drawn, as through a tap hole; a foundry cupola. -- Flowing sheet (Naut.), a sheet when eased off, or loosened to the wind, as when the wind is abaft the beam. Totten. a. & n. from Flow, v. i. & t. Source: webster
  7. 7. That flows or for flowing (in various sense of the verb);gliding along smoothly; copious. Flowing battery (Elec.), a batterywhich is kept constant by the flowing of the exciting liquid throughthe cell or cells. Knight.-- Flowing furnace, a furnace from which molten metal, can be drawn,as through a tap hole; a foundry cupola.-- Flowing sheet (Naut.), a sheet when eased off, or loosened to thewind, as when the wind is abaft the beam. Totten. Source: adambom
  8. 8. j:100 n the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) v move or progress freely as if in a stream v move along, of liquids v cause to flow v be abundantly present v fall or flow in a certain way v cover or swamp with water v undergo menstruation s designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow Source: ecdict

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