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(n) the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
(n) the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
(n) the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
(n) any uninterrupted stream or discharge
(n) 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"
(n) 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"
(n) 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"--Hippocrates; "the semen begins to
(v) move or progress freely as if in a stream; "The crowd flowed out of the stadium"
(v) move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"
(v) cause to flow; "The artist flowed the washes on the paper"
(v) be abundantly present; "The champagne flowed at the wedding"
(v) fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"
(v) cover or swamp with water
(v) undergo menstruation; "She started menstruating at the age of 11"

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