flow

flow · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To move along steadily and continuously in a current or stream.

  2. 2.

    To circulate or move freely.

  3. 3.

    To hang loosely and gracefully.

  4. 4.

    (as noun) The continuous movement of liquid, gas, or other substance.

  5. 5.

    (as noun) A smooth continuity or progression.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    go with the flow — to accept circumstances without resistance
  • •
    cash flow — the movement of money in and out of a business
  • •
    in the flow — in a state of focused concentration

Related words

Antonyms: cease, stagnate, stop
See also: current, flowing, flows, stream
Synonyms: pour, run, stream

Etymology

From Old English flowan ("to flow"), from Proto-Germanic flowaną, related to flood.