Flow Off

Definition: Flow Off

1. Flow off or away gradually; "The water drained from the pipe".

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: drain (v), flow away (v). (additional references)

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.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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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