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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 | ||
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