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runoff vs flow

flow vs runoff

runoff and flow both are nouns.

runoff is not a verb while flow is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
runoff Yes No No No
flow Yes No Yes No
As nouns, flow is a hypernym of runoff; that is, flow is a word with a broader meaning than runoff:
  • runoff: the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity
  • flow: the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
Other hypernyms of runoff include flowing.
runoff (noun) flow (noun)
a final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
any uninterrupted stream or discharge
the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
runoff (verb) flow (verb)
undergo menstruation
cover or swamp with water
fall or flow in a certain way
move along, of liquids
move or progress freely as if in a stream
cause to flow
be abundantly present
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