flow

English

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Old English flōwan, from Proto-Germanic *flōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *plōw-. Cognate from Proto-Indo-European (via Latin) with fluent, flux.

Noun

flow (countable and uncountable; plural flows)

  1. The movement of a fluid.
  2. The rising movement of the tide.
  3. Smoothness or continuity.
    The room was small, but it had good symmetry and flow.
  4. The amount of a fluid that moves or the rate of fluid movement.
    Turn on the valve and make sure you have sufficient flow.
  5. (psychology) The state of being at one with.

Antonyms

  • (movement of the tide): ebb

Related terms

Translations

the movement of a fluid
the rising movement of the tide
smoothness or continuity
rate of fluid movement
being at one with
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Verb

flow (third-person singular simple present flows, present participle flowing, simple past and past participle flowed)

  1. (intransitive) To move as a fluid from one position to another.
  2. (intransitive) To move or match smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
    The writing is grammatically correct, but it just doesn't flow.
  3. (transitive, computing) To arrange (text in a wordprocessor, etc.) so that it wraps neatly into a designated space; to reflow.

Translations

to move as a fluid
to move smoothly
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