Flow Meaning and Definition

Word: Flow

How to pronounce: fləʊ

Intransitive verb

Definitions:

1. (of a fluid, gas, or electricity) move along or out steadily and continuously in a current or stream.

Example sentences: "From here the river flows north"

2. Go from one place to another in a steady stream, typically in large numbers.

Example sentences: "The firm is hoping the orders will keep flowing in"

3. (of a solid) undergo a permanent change of shape under stress, without melting.

Noun

Definitions:

1. The action or fact of moving along in a steady, continuous stream.

Example sentences: "The flow of water into the pond"

2. A steady, continuous stream of something.

Example sentences: "She eased the car into the flow of traffic"

3. The gradual permanent deformation of a solid under stress, without melting.

Example sentences: "Analysis of seismic waves show that the material that makes up the mantle behaves as a plastic - a substance with the properties of a solid but flows under pressure."

Synonyms:

stream

current

inflow

influx

flow stream

flux

duct

course

drain

runoff

effluent

discharge

leak

flow past

leakage

overflow

crossflow

begin to flow

flow down

trickle

drip

traffic

movement

flowrate

flow rate

fluidity

watercourse

water flow

run

pour

spill over

feed

flow in

flow around

drift

sail

fall

slide

slip

roll

sweep

menstruation

period

menses

Antonyms:

flowing

Derivations:

flowing

flowed

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Flow in Other Languages...

Spanish: Flujo

German: Flow

French: Flux

Italian: Flusso

Turkish: Akıcılık