English noun: outflow | |||
1. | outflow (event) the discharge of a fluid from some container | ||
Samples | They tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe. He had to clean up the leak. | ||
Synonyms | escape, leak, leakage | ||
Broader (hypernym) | discharge, outpouring, run | ||
2. | outflow (process) the process of flowing out | ||
Synonyms | effluence, efflux | ||
Broader (hypernym) | flow | ||
Antonyms | inflow, influx | ||
3. | outflow (object) a natural flow of ground water | ||
Synonyms | fountain, natural spring, outpouring, spring | ||
Broader (hypernym) | formation, geological formation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Fountain of Youth, geyser, hot spring, thermal spring | ||