OVERFLOW, verb transitive 1. To spread over, as water; to inundate; to cover with water or other fluid. 2. To fill beyond the brim. 3. To deluge; to overwhelm; to cover, as with numbers. The northern nations overflowed all christendom. OVERFLOW, verb intransitive 1. To run over; to swell and run over the brim or banks. 2. To be abundant; to abound; to exuberate; as overflowing plenty. O'VERFLOW, noun An inundation; also, superabundance.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI