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flow



I - noun
1. the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) (Freq. 18)
Syn:
flowing
Derivationally related forms:
flow (for: flowing)
Hypernyms:
change of location, travel
Hyponyms:
fountain, jet, ebb, reflux, backflow,
backflowing, airflow, air flow, flow of air, current, stream,
freshet, spate, overflow, runoff, overspill, dripping,
drippage, discharge, outpouring, run, flux, fluxion,
seepage, ooze, oozing, drip, trickle, dribble,
emission, flush, gush, rush, surge, upsurge
2. the amount of fluid that flows in a given time (Freq. 7)
Syn:
flow rate, rate of flow
Hypernyms:
rate
Hyponyms:
cardiac output
3. the act of flowing or streaming;
continuous progression (Freq. 5)
Syn:
stream
Derivationally related forms:
stream (for: stream)
Hypernyms:
motion, movement, move
Hyponyms:
spill, spillage, release, flood, overflow, outpouring
4. any uninterrupted stream or discharge (Freq. 3)
Hypernyms:
natural process, natural action, action, activity
Hyponyms:
slipstream, airstream, race, backwash, wash,
turbulent flow, streamline flow, filling, flowage, inflow, influx,
outflow, effluence, efflux
5. something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously (Freq. 1)
- a stream of people emptied from the terminal
- the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors
Syn:
stream
Derivationally related forms:
stream (for: stream)
Hypernyms:
motion
6. dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas (Freq. 1)
- two streams of development run through American history
- stream of consciousness
- the flow of thought
- the current of history
Syn:
stream, current
Hypernyms:
course, line
7. the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
- the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation
- "a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped"--Hippocrates
- "the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females"--Aristotle
Syn:
menstruation, menses, menstruum, catamenia, period
Derivationally related forms:
catamenial (for: catamenia), menstruate (for: menstruation)
Hypernyms:
discharge, emission, expelling
Hyponyms:
menorrhagia, hypermenorrhea, oligomenorrhea

II - verb
1. move or progress freely as if in a stream (Freq. 13)
- The crowd flowed out of the stadium
Syn:
flux
Derivationally related forms:
fluxion (for: flux)
Hypernyms:
move
Hyponyms:
ripple, ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulate,
transpire, transpirate
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
2. move along, of liquids (Freq. 10)
- Water flowed into the cave
- the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi
Syn:
run, feed, course
See Also:
flow from, run over (for: run)
Derivationally related forms:
course (for: course), flowing, run (for: run)
Hypernyms:
move
Hyponyms:
flush, jet, gush, tide, surge,
circulate, eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl,
waste, run off, run down, pour, spill, run out,
stream, well out, trickle, dribble, filter, drain,
seep, ooze, gutter
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Water and oil flow into the bowl
3. cause to flow (Freq. 1)
- The artist flowed the washes on the paper
Cause:
run, feed, course
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
4. be abundantly present
- The champagne flowed at the wedding
Hypernyms:
exist, be
Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
5. fall or flow in a certain way
- This dress hangs well
- Her long black hair flowed down her back
Syn:
hang, fall
Derivationally related forms:
hang (for: hang)
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s Adjective/Noun
6. cover or swamp with water
Derivationally related forms:
flowage
Hypernyms:
flood
Hyponyms:
lave, lap, wash
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
7. undergo menstruation
- She started menstruating at the age of 11
Syn:
menstruate
Derivationally related forms:
menstruation (for: menstruate)
Hypernyms:
shed blood, bleed, hemorrhage
Entailment:
ovulate
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s

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