1. (

• flow ,
• flowing

) the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) ;

2. (

• flow ,
• flow_rate ,
• rate_of_flow

) the amount of fluid that flows in a given time ;

3. (

• flow ,
• stream

) the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression ;

4. (

• flow

) any uninterrupted stream or discharge ;

5. (

• stream ,
• flow

) something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously; "a stream of people emptied from the terminal"; "the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors" ;

6. (

• stream ,
• flow ,
• current

) dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history" ;

7. (

• menstruation ,
• menses ,
• menstruum ,
• catamenia ,
• period ,
• flow ,

) the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; "the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation"; "a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped";

1. (

• flow ,
• flux

) move or progress freely as if in a stream; "The crowd flowed out of the stadium" ;

2. (

• run ,
• flow ,
• feed ,
• course

) move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" ;

3. (

• flow ,

) cause to flow; "The artist flowed the washes on the paper" ;

4. (

• flow

) be abundantly present; "The champagne flowed at the wedding" ;

5. (

• hang ,
• fall ,
• flow ,

) fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back" ;

6. (

• flow

) cover or swamp with water ;

7. (

• menstruate ,
• flow

) undergo menstruation; "She started menstruating at the age of 11" ;