O`ver*flow" (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Overflowed (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Overflowing.] [AS. oferfl&?;wan. See
Over, and Flow.] 1. To flow over;
to cover woth, or as with, water or other fluid; to spread over; to
inundate; to overwhelm.
The northern nations overflowed all
Christendom.
Spenser.
2. To flow over the brim of; to fill more
than full.
O`ver*flow", v. i. 1.
To run over the bounds.
2. To be superabundant; to abound.
Rogers.
O"ver*flow` (?), n. 1.
A flowing over, as of water or other fluid; an inundation.
Bacon.
2. That which flows over; a superfluous
portion; a superabundance. Shak.
3. An outlet for the escape of surplus
liquid.
Overflow meeting, a meeting constituted of
the surplus or overflow of another audience.
