flow

/ˈflō/

Middle English, from Old English flōwan; akin to Old High German flouwen to rinse, wash, Latin pluere to rain, Greek plein to sail, float

verb

  1. to issue or move in a stream

  2. circulate

  3. to move with a continual change of place among the constituent particles

molasses flows slowly

spring arise rise originate derive flow issue emanate proceed stem mean to come up or out of something into existence. spring implies rapid or sudden emerging. arise and rise may both convey the fact of coming into existence or notice but rise often stresses gradual growth or ascent.

noun

  1. an act of flowing

  2. flood

  3. flood

noun

  1. a technique for identifying and sorting cells and their components (such as DNA) by staining with a fluorescent dye and detecting the fluorescence usually by laser beam illumination