Overflown

[verb oh-ver-floh; noun oh-ver-floh] /verb ˌoʊ vərˈfloʊ; noun ˈoʊ vərˌfloʊ/

verb (used without object), overflowed, overflown, overflowing.
1.
to flow or run over, as rivers or water:
After the thaw, the river overflows and causes great damage.
2.
to have the contents flowing over or spilling, as an overfull container:
Stop pouring or your glass is going to overflow.
3.
to pass from one place or part to another as if flowing from an overfull space:
The population overflowed into the adjoining territory.
4.
to be filled or supplied with in great measure:
a heart overflowing with gratitude; a region overflowing with orchards and vineyards.
verb (used with object), overflowed, overflown, overflowing.
5.
to flow over; flood; inundate:
The river overflowed several farms.
6.
to flow over or beyond (the brim, banks, borders, etc.).
7.
to cause to overflow.
8.
to flow over the edge or brim of (a receptacle, container, etc.).
9.
to fill to the point of running over.
noun
10.
an overflowing:
the annual overflow of the Nile.
11.
something that flows or runs over:
to carry off the overflow from a fountain.
12.
a portion crowded out of an overfilled place:
to house the overflow of the museum’s collection in another building.
13.
an excess or superabundance:
an overflow of applicants for the job.
14.
an outlet or receptacle for excess liquid:
The tank is equipped with an overflow.
[oh-ver-flahy] /ˌoʊ vərˈflaɪ/
verb (used with object), overflew, overflown, overflying.
1.
to over (a specified area, territory, country, etc.):
The plane lost its way and overflew foreign territory.
2.
to fly farther than or beyond; overshoot.
3.
to fly over or past instead of making a scheduled stop:
to overfly Philadelphia because of bad weather.
verb (used without object), overflew, overflown, overflying.
4.
to fly over a particular territory, country, etc.:
The plane approached the border but never overflew.
verb (ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ) -flows, -flowing -flowed, (formerly) -flown
1.
to flow or run over (a limit, brim, bank, etc)
2.
to fill or be filled beyond capacity so as to spill or run over
3.
(intransitive) usually foll by with. to be filled with happiness, tears, etc
4.
(transitive) to spread or cover over; flood or inundate
noun (ˈəʊvəˌfləʊ)
5.
overflowing matter, esp liquid
6.
any outlet that enables surplus liquid to be discharged or drained off, esp one just below the top of a tank or cistern
7.
the amount by which a limit, capacity, etc, is exceeded
8.
(computing) a condition that occurs when numeric operations produce results too large to store in the memory space assigned to it
/ˌəʊvəˈflaɪ/
verb -flies, -flying, -flew, -flown
1.
(transitive) to fly over (a territory) or past (a point)
v.

Old English oferfleow “to flow across, flood, inundate,” also “to flow over (a brim or bank);” see over- + flow (v.). Related: Overflowed; overflowing.
n.

1580s, “act of overflowing,” from overflow (v.).