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FLOW, v.i. [L. fluo, contracted from fugo, for it forms fluri, fuctum. In one case, the word would agree with the root of blow, L. flo; in the other, with the root of fly.] 1. To move along an inclined plane, or on descending ground, by the operation of gravity, and with a continual change of place among the particles or parts, as a fluid. A solid body descends or moves in mass, as a ball or a wheel; but in the flowing of liquid substances, and others consisting of very fine particles, there is a constant change of the relative position of some parts of the substance, as in the case with a stream of water, of quicksilver, and of sand. Particles at the bottom and sides of the stream, being somewhat checked by friction, move slower than those in the middle and near the surface of the current. Rivers flow from springs and lakes; tears flow from the eyes.2. To melt; to become liquid.That the mountains might flow down at they presence. Is. 64. 3. To proceed; to issue. Evils flow from different sources. Wealth flows from industry and economy. All our blessings flow from divine bounty4. To abound; to have in abundance.In that day the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk. Joel 3.5. To be full; to be copious; as flowing cups or goblets.6. To glide along smoothly, without harshness or asperity; as a flowing period; flowing numbers.7. To be smooth, as composition or utterance. The orator has a flowing tongue.Virgil is sweet and flowing in his hexameters.8. To hang loose and waving; as a flowing mantle; flowing locks.The imperial purple flowing in his train.9. To rise, as the tide; opposed to ebb. The tide flows twice in twenty four hours.10. To move in the arteries and veins of the body; to circulate, as blood.11. To issue, as rays or beams of light.Light flows from the sun.12. To move in a stream, as air.FLOW, v.t. To cover with water; to overflow; to inundate. The low grounds along the river are annually flowed.
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FLOW, v.i. [L. fluo, contracted from fugo, for it forms fluri, fuctum. In one case, the word would agree with the root of blow, L. flo; in the other, with the root of fly.] 1. To move along an inclined plane, or on descending ground, by the operation of gravity, and with a continual change of place among the particles or parts, as a fluid. A solid body descends or moves in mass, as a ball or a wheel; but in the flowing of liquid substances, and others consisting of very fine particles, there is a constant change of the relative position of some parts of the substance, as in the case with a stream of water, of quicksilver, and of sand. Particles at the bottom and sides of the stream, being somewhat checked by friction, move slower than those in the middle and near the surface of the current. Rivers flow from springs and lakes; tears flow from the eyes.2. To melt; to become liquid.That the mountains might flow down at they presence. Is. 64. 3. To proceed; to issue. Evils flow from different sources. Wealth flows from industry and economy. All our blessings flow from divine bounty4. To abound; to have in abundance.In that day the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk. Joel 3.5. To be full; to be copious; as flowing cups or goblets.6. To glide along smoothly, without harshness or asperity; as a flowing period; flowing numbers.7. To be smooth, as composition or utterance. The orator has a flowing tongue.Virgil is sweet and flowing in his hexameters.8. To hang loose and waving; as a flowing mantle; flowing locks.The imperial purple flowing in his train.9. To rise, as the tide; opposed to ebb. The tide flows twice in twenty four hours.10. To move in the arteries and veins of the body; to circulate, as blood.11. To issue, as rays or beams of light.Light flows from the sun.12. To move in a stream, as air.FLOW, v.t. To cover with water; to overflow; to inundate. The low grounds along the river are annually flowed. | FLOW, n.- A stream of water or other fluid; a current; as, a flow of water; a flow of blood.
- A current of water with a swell or rise; as, the flow and ebb of tides.
- A stream of any thing; as, a flow of wealth into the country.
- Abundance; copiousness with action; as, a flow of spirits.
- A stream of diction, denoting abundance of words at command and facility of speaking; volubility.
- Free expression or communication of generous feelings and sentiments.
The feast of reason, and the flow of soul.
FLOW, v.i. [Sax. flowan; D. vloeijen. If the last radical was originally a dental, this word coincides with the D. vlieten, G. fliessen, Sw. flyta, Dan. flyder, to flow. If g was the last radical, flow coincides with the L. fluo, contracted from flugo, for it forms fluxi, fluctum. In one case, the word would agree with the root of blow, L. flo; in the other, with the root of fly.]- To move along an inclined plane, or on descending ground, by the operation of gravity, and with a continual change of place among the particles or parts, as a fluid. A solid body descends or moves in mass, as a ball or a wheel; but in the flowing of liquid substances, and others consisting of very fine particles, there is a constant change of the relative position of some parts of the substance, as is the case with a stream of water, of quicksilver, and of sand. Particles at the bottom and sides of the stream, being somewhat checked by friction, move slower than those in the middle and near the surface of the current. Rivers flow from springs and lakes; tears flow from the eyes.
- To melt; to become liquid.
That the mountains might flow down at thy presence. Is. lxiv.
- To proceed; to issue. Evils flow from different sources. Wealth flows from industry and economy. All our blessings flow from divine bounty.
- To abound; to have in abundance.
In that day the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk. Joel iii.
- To be full; to be copious; as, flowing cups or goblets.
- To glide along smoothly, without harshness or asperity; as, a flowing period; flowing numbers.
- To be smooth, as composition or utterance. The orator has a flowing tongue.
Virgil is sweet and flowing in his hexameters. Dryden.
- To hang loose and waving; as, a flowing mantle; flowing locks.
The imperial purple flowing in his train. Federalist, Hamilton.
- To rise, as the tide; opposed to ebb. The tide flows twice in twenty-four hours.
- To move in the arteries and veins of the body; to circulate, as blood.
- To issue, as rays or beams of light. Light flows from the sun.
- To move in a stream, as air.
FLOW, v.t.To cover with water; to overflow; to inundate. The low grounds along the river are annually flowed. | Flow
- imp. sing.
of Fly, 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.
- To
cover with water or other liquid; to overflow; to inundate; to
flood.
- A
stream of water or other fluid; a current; as, a flow of
water; a flow of blood.
- To become liquid; to melt.
- To cover with varnish.
- A continuous movement of something
abundant; as, a flow of words.
- To proceed; to issue forth; as, wealth
flows from industry and economy.
- Any gentle, gradual movement or procedure
of thought, diction, music, or the like, resembling the quiet, steady
movement of a river; a stream.
- To glide along smoothly, without harshness
or asperties; as, a flowing period; flowing numbers; to
sound smoothly to the ear; to be uttered easily.
- The tidal setting in of the water from the
ocean to the shore. See Ebb and flow, under
Ebb.
- To have or be in abundance; to abound; to
full, so as to run or flow over; to be copious.
- A low-lying piece of watery land; --
called also flow moss and flow bog.
- To hang loose and waving; as, a
flowing mantle; flowing locks.
- To rise, as the tide; -- opposed to
ebb; as, the tide flows twice in twenty-four
hours.
- To discharge blood in excess from the
uterus.
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Flow FLOW, verb intransitive [Latin fluo, contracted from fugo, for it forms fluri, fuctum. In one case, the word would agree with the root of blow, Latin flo; in the other, with the root of fly.] 1. To move along an inclined plane, or on descending ground, by the operation of gravity, and with a continual change of place among the particles or parts, as a fluid. A solid body descends or moves in mass, as a ball or a wheel; but in the flowing of liquid substances, and others consisting of very fine particles, there is a constant change of the relative position of some parts of the substance, as in the case with a stream of water, of quicksilver, and of sand. Particles at the bottom and sides of the stream, being somewhat checked by friction, move slower than those in the middle and near the surface of the current. Rivers flow from springs and lakes; tears flow from the eyes. 2. To melt; to become liquid. That the mountains might flow down at they presence. Isaiah 64:1. 3. To proceed; to issue. Evils flow from different sources. Wealth flows from industry and economy. All our blessings flow from divine bounty 4. To abound; to have in abundance. In that day the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk. Joel 3:18. 5. To be full; to be copious; as flowing cups or goblets. 6. To glide along smoothly, without harshness or asperity; as a flowing period; flowing numbers. 7. To be smooth, as composition or utterance. The orator has a flowing tongue. Virgil is sweet and flowing in his hexameters. 8. To hang loose and waving; as a flowing mantle; flowing locks. The imperial purple flowing in his train. 9. To rise, as the tide; opposed to ebb. The tide flows twice in twenty four hours. 10. To move in the arteries and veins of the body; to circulate, as blood. 11. To issue, as rays or beams of light. Light flows from the sun. 12. To move in a stream, as air. FLOW, verb transitive To cover with water; to overflow; to inundate. The low grounds along the river are annually flowed. FLOW, noun 1. A stream of water or other fluid; a current; as a flow of water; a flow of blood. 2. A current of water with a swell or rise; as the flow and ebb of tides. 3. A stream of any thing; as a flow of wealth into the country. 4. Abundance; copiousness with action; as a flow of spirits. 5. A stream of diction, denoting abundance of words at command and facility of speaking; volubility. 6. Free expression or communication of generous feelings and sentiments. The feast of reason, and the flow of soul.
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