flow

Meanings

Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude
The movement of a real or figurative fluid.
A formalization of the idea of the motion of particles in a fluid, as a group action of the real numbers on a set.
The rising movement of the tide.
Smoothness or continuity.
The amount of a fluid that moves or the rate of fluid movement.
A flow pipe, carrying liquid away from a boiler or other central plant (compare with return pipe which returns fluid to central plant).
A mental state characterized by concentration, focus and enjoyment of a given task.
The emission of blood during menstruation.
The ability to skilfully rap along to a beat.
The sequence of steps taken in a piece of software to perform some action. ()
A morass or marsh.

To move as a fluid from one position to another.
To proceed; to issue forth.
To move or match smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
To have or be in abundance; to abound, so as to run or flow over.
To hang loosely and wave.
To rise, as the tide; opposed to ebb.
To arrange (text in a wordprocessor, etc.) so that it wraps neatly into a designated space; to reflow.
To cover with water or other liquid; to overflow; to inundate; to flood.
To cover with varnish.
To discharge excessive blood from the uterus.

From Middle English flowe, from the verb (see below).
From Middle English flowen, from Old English flōwan, from Proto-West Germanic *flōan, from Proto-Germanic *flōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *plōw-, lengthened o-grade form of *plew-. Cognate with Saterland Frisian flouje, West Frisian floeie, Dutch vloeien, Norwegian flo. Compare also English float. Not cognate with Latin fluō despite similarity.
Uncertain. Perhaps from Old Norse flói, see floe. Compare Scots flow, Icelandic flói.

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