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flow ( P ) Pronunciation Key (fl)
v. flowed, flow?ing, flows
v. intr.

To move or run smoothly with unbroken continuity, as in the manner characteristic of a fluid.
To issue in a stream; pour forth: Sap flowed from the gash in the tree.
To circulate, as the blood in the body.
To move with a continual shifting of the component particles: wheat flowing into the bin; traffic flowing through the tunnel.
To proceed steadily and easily: The preparations flowed smoothly.
To exhibit a smooth or graceful continuity: The poem's cadence flowed gracefully.
To hang loosely and gracefully: The cape flowed from his shoulders.
To rise. Used of the tide.
To arise; derive: Many conclusions flow from this hypothesis.

To abound or teem: coffers flowing with treasure.
To stream copiously; flood: Contributions flowed in from all parts of the country.
To menstruate.
To undergo plastic deformation without cracking or breaking. Used of rocks, metals, or minerals.

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