FLOW Synonyms
There are 21 hypernyms of the word flow. (close relations)
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stream | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth • dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas • the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression • something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously • a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) verb • to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind • exude profusely • move in large numbers • rain heavily • flow freely and abundantly | ||||||||
course | nounn | |||||||
noun • education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings • a connected series of events or actions or developments • general line of orientation • a mode of action • a line or route along which something travels or moves • a body of students who are taught together • part of a meal served at one time • (construction) a layer of masonry • facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport adverb • as might be expected verb • move swiftly through or over • move along, of liquids • hunt with hounds | ||||||||
run | verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n | |||||||
noun • a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely • the act of testing something • a race run on foot • an unbroken series of events • (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team • a regular trip • the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace • the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation • unrestricted freedom to use • the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.) • a small stream • a race between candidates for elective office • a row of unravelled stitches • the pouring forth of a fluid • an unbroken chronological sequence • a short trip verb • move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time • flee; take to one's heels; cut and run • stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point • direct or control; projects, businesses, etc. • have a particular form • move along, of liquids • perform as expected when applied • change or be different within limits • run, stand, or compete for an office or a position • cause to emit recorded audio or video • move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way • have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined • be operating, running or functioning • change from one state to another • cause to perform • be affected by; be subjected to • continue to exist • occur persistently • carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine • include as the content; broadcast or publicize • conduct to completion • pass over, across, or through • cause something to pass or lead somewhere • make without a miss • deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor • cause an animal to move fast • be diffused • sail before the wind • cover by running; run a certain distance • extend or continue for a certain period of time • set animals loose to graze • keep company • run with the ball; in such sports as football • travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means • travel a route regularly • pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) • compete in a race • progress by being changed • reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating • come unraveled or undone as if by snagging • become undone | ||||||||
babble | verbv | |||||||
noun • gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby verb • utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way • to talk foolishly • flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise • divulge confidential information or secrets | ||||||||
cascade | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls • a succession of stages or operations or processes or units • a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower verb • rush down in big quantities, like a cascade • arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible | ||||||||
circulate | verbv | |||||||
verb • become widely known and passed on • cause to become widely known • cause to be distributed • move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point • cause to move in a circuit or system • move around freely from person to person or from place to place | ||||||||
creep | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric • a slow longitudinal movement or deformation • a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot • a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body verb • move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground • to go stealthily or furtively • grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface) • show submission or fear | ||||||||
discharge | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the sudden giving off of energy • the act of venting • a substance that is emitted or released • any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body • electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field • the pouring forth of a fluid • the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) • a formal written statement of relinquishment • the act of discharging a gun verb • complete or carry out • pour forth or release • free from obligations or duties • remove the charge from • go off or discharge • pronounce not guilty of criminal charges • eliminate (a substance) • remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave • cause to go off • release from military service • become empty or void of its content | ||||||||
dribble | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid • saliva spilling from the mouth • the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks verb • run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream • let or cause to fall in drops • propel • let saliva drivel from the mouth | ||||||||
drift | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a force that moves something along • the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane) • a process of linguistic change over a period of time • a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents • a general tendency to change (as of opinion) • the pervading meaning or tenor • a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine verb • be in motion due to some air or water current • wander from a direct course or at random • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment • vary or move from a fixed point or course • live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely • move in an unhurried fashion • cause to be carried by a current • drive slowly and far afield for grazing • be subject to fluctuation • be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current | ||||||||
emanate | verbv | |||||||
verb • proceed or issue forth, as from a source • give out (breath or an odor) | ||||||||
float | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment • the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public • a drink with ice cream floating in it • an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade • a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco • something that floats on the surface of water • an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy verb • be in motion due to some air or water current • be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom • set afloat • circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with • move lightly, as if suspended • put into the water • make the surface of level or smooth • allow (currencies) to fluctuate • convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation | ||||||||
flush | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the period of greatest prosperity or productivity • a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health • sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders) • a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit • the swift release of a store of affective force • a sudden rapid flow (as of water) • sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty) adverb • squarely or solidly • in the same plane adjective satellite • of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane • having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value verb • turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame • cause to flow through something • glow or cause to glow with warm color or light • make level or straight • rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid • irrigate with water from a sluice • cause to flow or flood with or as if with water | ||||||||
glide | verbv | |||||||
noun • a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant • the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it • the activity of flying a glider verb • move smoothly and effortlessly • fly in or as if in a glider plane • cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly | ||||||||
gush | verbv | |||||||
noun • a sudden rapid flow (as of water) • an unrestrained expression of emotion verb • gush forth in a sudden stream or jet • praise enthusiastically • issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth | ||||||||
move | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of deciding to do something • the act of changing your residence or place of business • a change of position that does not entail a change of location • the act of changing location from one place to another • (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game verb • change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically • cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense • move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion • change residence, affiliation, or place of employment • follow a procedure or take a course • be in a state of action • go or proceed from one point to another • perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) • have an emotional or cognitive impact upon • give an incentive for action • arouse sympathy or compassion in • dispose of by selling • progress by being changed • live one's life in a specified environment • have a turn; make one's move in a game • propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting | ||||||||
ooze | verbv | |||||||
noun • any thick, viscous matter • the process of seeping verb • pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings • release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities | ||||||||
pour | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to run • move in large numbers • pour out gradually, so as to separate out sediment • flow in a spurt • supply in large amounts or quantities • rain heavily | ||||||||
ripple | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a small wave on the surface of a liquid • (electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value verb • stir up (water) so as to form ripples • flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise | ||||||||
roll | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • rotary motion of an object around its own axis • a list of names • a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore • photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light • a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) • a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.) • small rounded bread either plain or sweet • a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) • the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously • a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) • anything rolled up in cylindrical form • the act of throwing dice • walking with a swaying gait • a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude • the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling) verb • move by turning over or rotating • move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle • occur in soft rounded shapes • flatten or spread with a roller • emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound • arrange or coil around • begin operating or running • shape by rolling • execute a roll, in tumbling • sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity • move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment • move, rock, or sway from side to side • cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis • pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/ • boil vigorously • take the shape of a roll or cylinder • show certain properties when being rolled | ||||||||