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Definition: Flow Off |
Flow OffVerb1. Flow off or away gradually; "The water drained from the pipe". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Metallurgy | To cause the liquid metal to overflow from the risers in order to remove slag and dross. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: Flow OffSynonyms: drain (v), flow away (v). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Flow Off |
| English words defined with "flow off": drain ♦ flow away ♦ run out. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "flow off": agglomerate belt flotation. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "flow off": Diffluent. (references) |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | ![]() | With the U.S. troops in Mexico--black soldiers digging a ditch for rain water to flow off. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Language | Translations for "flow off"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | afvloei (flow, flow down). (various references) | |
Danish | gennemstøbe (run off). (various references) | |
Dutch | wegvloeien (flow down), weglopen (abscond), laten overlopen (run off), afvoeren (eliminate), afvloeien (be discharged gradually, flow down). (various references) | |
Esperanto | forflui (flow down). (various references) | |
Finnish | valaa lävitse (run off). (various references) | |
French | s'écouler (flow), laver, dégorger, dégager (flow down). (various references) | |
German | verfließen (become blurred, flow down, go by, lapse, pass, run, to lapse), durchgieβen (run off), abfliessen (carry off). (various references) | |
Greek | υπερχειλίζω (run off). (various references) | |
Italian | tracimare (overflow, overtop, run off), sgorgare (gush). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 捌 (break, deal with, dispose of, drain, handle, sell, tear). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | さばき (break, deal with, decision, dispose of, drain, handle, judgment, sell, tear, tribunal, verdict). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | owflay offay.(various references) | |
Spanish | rebosar (beam, boil over, brim, brim over, overflow, shine). (various references) | |
Swedish | gjuta igenom (run off). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "f-f-f-l-o-o-w" | |
-3 letters: flow, fool, fowl, loof, wolf, woof, wool. | |
-4 letters: loo, low, off, owl, woo. | |
-5 letters: lo, of, ow, wo. | |
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