flow

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Noun

1. Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
2. The movement of a real or figurative fluid.
3. 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.
4. The rising movement of the tide.
5. Smoothness or continuity.
   • The room was small, but it had good symmetry and flow.
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.
7. A flow pipe, carrying liquid away from a boiler or other central plant (compare with return pipe which returns fluid to central plant).
8. A mental state characterized by concentration, focus, and enjoyment of a given task.
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.
10. The ability to skillfully rap along to a beat.
    • The production on his new mixtape is mediocre but his flow is on point.
11. The sequence of steps taken in a piece of software to perform some action.
    • login flow
    • search flow

Verb

1. To move as a fluid from one position to another.
   • Rivers flow from springs and lakes.
   • Tears flow from the eyes.
2. To proceed; to issue forth; to emanate.
   • Wealth flows from industry and economy.
3. To move or match smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
   • The writing is grammatically correct, but it just doesn't flow.
4. To have or be in abundance; to abound, so as to run or flow over.
5. To hang loosely and wave.
   • a flowing mantle
   • flowing locks
6. To rise, as the tide; opposed to ebb.
   • The tide flows twice in twenty-four hours.
7. To arrange (text in a wordprocessor, etc.) so that it wraps neatly into a designated space; to reflow.
8. To allow (a liquid) to flow.
9. To cover with water or other liquid; to overflow; to inundate; to flood.
10. To cover with varnish.
11. To discharge excessive blood from the uterus.

Noun

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

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