flow

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a…

   Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.

2. 2

   The movement of a real or figurative fluid.

3. 3

   A formalization of the idea of the motion of particles in a fluid, as a group action of…

   A formalization of the idea of the motion of particles in a fluid, as a group action of the real numbers on a set.

   • The notion of flow is basic to the study of ordinary differential equations.
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   1. 4

      The rising movement of the tide.

   2. 5

      Smoothness or continuity.

      • The room was small, but it had good symmetry and flow.
   3. 6

      The amount of a fluid that moves or the rate of fluid movement.

      • Turn on the valve and make sure you have sufficient flow.
      • Other devices measure water flow in streams fed by melted ice.
   4. 7

      A flow pipe, carrying liquid away from a boiler or other central plant (compare with…

      A flow pipe, carrying liquid away from a boiler or other central plant (compare with return pipe which returns fluid to central plant).

   5. 8

      A mental state characterized by concentration, focus, and enjoyment of a given task.

      • The point about flow is that it is enjoyable. As research has shown "the more often athletes experienced flow, the happier they were." But the second is that entering flow actually improves performance.
   6. 9

      The emission of blood during menstruation.

      • Tampons can be small or large, slender or thick. From “slender” to “super”, you can pick the size that matches your flow.
   7. 10

      The ability to skillfully rap along to a beat.

      • The production on his new mixtape is mediocre but his flow is on point.
      • Now shawty said she feelin' my style, she feelin' my flow […] / My flow, my show brought me the dough / That bought me all my fancy things
   8. 11

      The sequence of steps taken in a piece of software to perform some action.

      • login flow
      • search flow
      • I'm setting up event tracking for a pretty standard, multi-step signup flow, and I'm wondering [...]
   9. 12

      To move as a fluid from one position to another.

      • Rivers flow from springs and lakes.
      • Tears flow from the eyes.
      • Wrex: I need to get my blood flowing. Find me something to kill!
   10. 13

       To proceed

       To proceed; to issue forth; to emanate.

       • Wealth flows from industry and economy.
       • Thoſe thouſand decencies that daily flow ¶ From all her words and actions, mixt with Love
   11. 14

       To move or match smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.

       • The writing is grammatically correct, but it just doesn't flow.
       • […]Virgil,[…]is[…]ſweet and flowing in his Hexameters.
   12. 15

       To have or be in abundance

       To have or be in abundance; to abound, so as to run or flow over.

       • […]in that day, that[…]the hils ſhall flow with milke,[…]a fountaine ſhall come forth of the houſe of the Lord,[…]
       • the exhilaration of a night that needed not the influence of the flowing bowl
   13. 16

       To hang loosely and wave.

       • a flowing mantle
       • flowing locks
       • […]the imperial purple flowing in his train.
   14. 17

       To rise, as the tide

       To rise, as the tide; opposed to ebb.

       • The tide flows twice in twenty-four hours.
       • The Riuer hath thrice flow’d, no ebbe betweene:
   15. 18

       To arrange (text in a wordprocessor, etc.) so that it wraps neatly into a designated space

       To arrange (text in a wordprocessor, etc.) so that it wraps neatly into a designated space; to reflow.

   16. 19

       To allow (a liquid) to flow.

       • The action is usually progressive, and as a certain amount of oil is flowed from the tubing it lowers the pressure on the remaining oil and liberates more gas, thus causing additional oil to flow from the tubing.
   17. 20

       To cover with water or other liquid

       To cover with water or other liquid; to overflow; to inundate; to flood.

   18. 21

       To cover with varnish.

   19. 22

       To discharge excessive blood from the uterus.

   20. 23

       A bog or mire, especially a rough, waterlogged one.

       • Ye'll stick in some flow, Or, ye'll melt in a thow
       • Had been roughly laid with bog-wood dug from the flowes,

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• synonymcourse
• synonymflit
• synonymflow
• synonymflux
• synonymfly
• synonymfountain
• synonymglide
• synonymgush
• synonymleak
• synonymrun
• synonymrush
• synonymslide
• antonymebbantonym(s) of “movement of the tide”
• antonymhalt
• antonymstutter
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