flow

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Main Entry: ¹flow
Pronunciation: 'flO
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English flOwan; akin to Old High German flouwen to rinse, wash, Latin pluere to rain, Greek plein to sail, float
intransitive verb
1 a (1) : to issue or move in a stream (2) : CIRCULATE b : to move with a continual change of place among the constituent particles <molasses flows slowly>
2 : RISE <the tide ebbs and flows>
3 : ABOUND <a land flowing with natural resources>
4 a : to proceed smoothly and readily <conversation flowed easily> b : to have a smooth continuity
5 : to hang loose and billowing <her gown flowed around her>
6 : to derive from a source : COME <the wealth that flows from trade>
7 : to deform under stress without cracking or rupturing -- used especially of minerals and rocks
8 : MENSTRUATE
transitive verb
1 : to cause to flow
2 : to discharge in a flow
synonym see SPRING
- flow·ing·ly /-i[ng]-lE/ adverb