flow: betydning og definisjoner

To move or run smoothly with unbroken continuity, as in the manner characteristic of a fluid.

To issue in a stream; pour forth: Sap flowed from the gash in the tree.

To circulate, as the blood in the body.

To move with a continual shifting of the component particles: wheat flowing into the bin; traffic flowing through the tunnel.

To proceed steadily and easily: The preparations flowed smoothly.

To exhibit a smooth or graceful continuity: The poem's cadence flowed gracefully.

To hang loosely and gracefully: The cape flowed from his shoulders.

To rise. Used of the tide.

To arise; derive: Many conclusions flow from this hypothesis.

To abound or teem: coffers flowing with treasure.

To stream copiously; flood: Contributions flowed in from all parts of the country.

To menstruate.

To undergo plastic deformation without cracking or breaking. Used of rocks, metals, or minerals.

To release as a flow: trees flowing thin sap.

To cause to flow: "One of the real keys to success is developing a system where you can flow traffic to yourselves” ( Marc Klee).

The act of flowing.

The smooth motion characteristic of fluids.

A stream or current.

A flood or overflow.

A residual mass that has stopped flowing: a hardened lava flow.

A continuous output or outpouring: a flow of ideas; produced a steady flow of stories.

A continuous movement or circulation: the flow of traffic; a flow of paperwork across his desk.

The amount that flows in a given period of time.

The rising of the tide.

Continuity and smoothness of appearance.