Definition of overflow

• v. t. - To flow over; to cover woth, or as with, water or other fluid; to spread over; to inundate; to overwhelm.
• v. t. - To flow over the brim of; to fill more than full.
• v. i. - To run over the bounds.
• v. i. - To be superabundant; to abound.
• n. - A flowing over, as of water or other fluid; an inundation.
• n. - That which flows over; a superfluous portion; a superabundance.
• n. - An outlet for the escape of surplus liquid.