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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Flow \Flow\, n.
1. A stream of water or other fluid; a current; as, a flow of
water; a flow of blood.
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2. A continuous movement of something abundant; as, a flow of
words.
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3. Any gentle, gradual movement or procedure of thought,
diction, music, or the like, resembling the quiet, steady
movement of a river; a stream.
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The feast of reason and the flow of soul. --Pope.
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4. The tidal setting in of the water from the ocean to the
shore. See {Ebb and flow}, under {Ebb}.
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5. A low-lying piece of watery land; -- called also {flow
moss} and {flow bog}. [Scot.] --Jamieson.
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