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  • 41flow — [[t]flo͟ʊ[/t]] ♦♦ flows, flowing, flowed 1) VERB If a liquid, gas, or electrical current flows somewhere, it moves there steadily and continuously. [V adv/prep] A stream flowed gently down into the valley... [V adv/prep] The current flows into… …

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  • 42flow — 1 noun 1 MOVEMENT OF LIQUID (countable usually singular) a smooth steady movement or supply of liquid: Smoking affects the flow of blood to the brain. 2 SUPPLY/MOVEMENT (countable usually singular) a continuous supply or movement of something… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 43flow — flowable, adj. flowability, n. /floh/, v.i. 1. to move along in a stream: The river flowed slowly to the sea. 2. to circulate: blood flowing through one s veins. 3. to stream or well forth: Warmth flows from the sun. 4. to issue or proceed from a …

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  • 44flow — 01. We couldn t swim in the river because it was [flowing] too fast. 02. Press on the vein to slow the [flow] of blood from the wound. 03. Traffic is once again [flowing] smoothly now that the accident has been cleared away. 04. It is impossible… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 45Flow — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Flow », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Flow, mot anglais signifiant flux, peut faire… …

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  • 46flow — Synonyms and related words: Atticism, Brownian movement, abound, abundance, accrue from, advance, affluence, afflux, affluxion, air flow, ample sufficiency, ampleness, amplitude, angular motion, appropriateness, arise, arise from, ascend,… …

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  • 47flow — {{11}}flow (n.) mid 15c., action of flowing, from FLOW (Cf. flow) (v.). Meaning amount that flows is from 1807. Flow chart attested from 1920. {{12}}flow (v.) O.E. flowan to flow, stream, issue; become liquid, melt; abound, overflow (class VII… …

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  • 48flow*/*/ — [fləʊ] noun [C/U] I 1) the continuous movement of something the flow of blood to the heart[/ex] 2) a supply of something that continues without stopping the agency s work flow[/ex] The television provided a steady flow of information about the… …

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  • 49flow — [1] The passing of liquid or current through something. [2] The amount of liquid or current conveyed. Also see airflow electron flow full flow filter full flow oil filter gas flow L jetronic air flow meter partial flow filter rotary flow …

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  • 50flow — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English flōwan; akin to Old High German flouwen to rinse, wash, Latin pluere to rain, Greek plein to sail, float Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. (1) to issue or move in a stream (2)… …

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