Synonym: glide, gush, pour, run, stream. Antonym: ebb. Similar words: flour, floor, flood, float, flourish, low, allow, below. Meaning: [fləʊ] n. 1. the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) 2. the amount of fluid that flows in a given time 3. the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression 4. any uninterrupted stream or discharge 5. something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously 6. dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas 7. the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause. v. 1. move or progress freely as if in a stream 2. move along, of liquids 3. cause to flow 4. be abundantly present 5. fall or flow in a certain way 6. cover or swamp with water 7. undergo menstruation.
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211. He turned on the shower and waited for the hot water to flow through so that he could adjust the temperature.
212. Adenosine helps regulate the delicate balance between blood flow and urine output.
213. To avoid interrupting the flow of the main text, occasional bits of parenthetical material appear as footnotes.
214. This is seen as a greyish-white accumulation of material which grows and obstructs blood flow.
215. From this elaboration will flow our obligation to help those without favourable backgrounds to have such a chance.
216. Spending on capital items and allowances for depreciation also affected the cash flow differently last year.
217. With no debt and strong cash flow, Mantex is studying possible acquisitions or new investments, Zerbib said.
218. Fit the solenoid valve to the water tap - note the arrow on the body which indicates the direction of water flow.
219. However, the movement to which the question referred was movement relative to the body: the flow through the veins and arteries.
220. This delayed cash flow will alter the net present value of an arbitrage transaction which involves buying shares.
221. There is a filter on the inlet side of the fuel pump which may be partially blocked and obstructing fuel flow.
222. Although the adrenalin may flow, you owe it to yourself not to become carried away.
223. Franchisees at the meeting worried about cash flow, and what it will take to attract more customers.
224. It was a bit like the rowing boat trying to make headway against the flow of the river near the weir.
225. Such an obstruction blocks the flow of bile from the gallbladder into the small intestine.
226. Initially the flow out of the labour force and into retirement was concentrated among men within three years of pension age.
227. In the same year the battleship Vanguard blew up in Scapa Flow.
228. The investigation of the flow past obstacles or of boundary layers requires a uniform flow with minimal velocity fluctuations.
229. In other words, extra spending automatically generates additional leakages from the circular flow.
230. In this book the author gives an overview of flow injection analysis as applied to the analysis of pharmaceuticals and related products.
231. Life is like a river - it keeps flowing, flowing, and flowing till it merges into the sea. Nothing can stop the flow of life, but you can enjoy the journey. RVM
232. Special muscles at the neck of the bladder contract to prevent flow back into the bladder.
233. Instead of careful legalisms, there was an easy flow of answers, even if some were too pat.
234. Another basic tenet of the free market is the free flow of labour.
235. Somatostatin is known to reduce splanchnic blood flow without modifying systemic arterial blood pressure.
236. Our prayers for others flow more easily than those for ourselves. This shows we are made to live by charity. C.S. Lewis
237. Just over the aisle it's the seaside, complete with botanist, David Bellamy in full flow.
238. He ranks just fourth in total assets,[www.Sentencedict.com] with a nine-billion-dollar annual revenue flow.
239. Thus, the ambiguity in the split authority flow creates organizational confusion, and Homeric breakdowns in communication.
240. During either chore, many areas of your brain would receive increased blood flow.