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overflow

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of OVERFLOW

1
to flow over the brim or top of <while the wine steward stood there gawking at the nearby celebrity, my expensive champagne was overflowing its glass and pouring onto our table>
Synonyms overfill
Near Antonyms recede
2
to cover with a flood <the swollen river overflowed the surrounding land and washed several houses away>
Near Antonyms dehydrate, dry, parch
Antonyms drain
3
to be copiously supplied <a magazine that usually overflows with home-repair tips for the do-it-yourselfer>
Near Antonyms lack, need, want

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