Overflow \O`ver*flow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overflowed}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Overflowing}.] [AS. oferfl?wan. See {Over}, and
{Flow}.]
1. To flow over; to cover woth, or as with, water or other
fluid; to spread over; to inundate; to overwhelm.
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The northern nations overflowed all Christendom.
--Spenser.
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2. To flow over the brim of; to fill more than full.
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