"flow" meaning in All languages combined

See flow on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /fləʊ/ Audio: en-us-float.ogg [US], en-us-flow.ogg [US] Forms: flow [singular], flows [plural]
enPR: flō Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A flow is a smooth regular movement of a liquid, gas, etc.
    Sense id: simple-flow-en-noun-dGLGgRgA

Verb [English]

IPA: /fləʊ/ Audio: en-us-float.ogg [US], en-us-flow.ogg [US] Forms: flow [canonical], flows [third-person, singular], flowed [past], flowed [past, participle], flowing [present, participle]
enPR: flō Head templates: {{verb|flow|flows|flowed|flowed|flowing}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something flows, it moves in a smooth and regular way.
    Sense id: simple-flow-en-verb-mgkgX2pn Categories (other): Verbs
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