- flow
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ heavy, large, massive▪ good▪ adequate▪ poor▪
Our shower doesn't work very well because of the poor water flow.
▪ main▪ increased, increasing▪ decreased, reduced▪ ceaseless, constant, continuous, endless▪ free, uninterrupted▪the uninterrupted flow of traffic
▪ even, smooth, steady▪to maintain an even flow of work through the department
▪ easy, natural▪I liked the concerto for its natural flow.
▪ outward▪the outward flow of investment from the country
▪ annual, daily, seasonal▪ data, information▪ air, gas, heat▪ blood, menstrual▪ lava, river, water▪ traffic▪ capital, cash, financial, investment, production, trade, work▪ narrativeVERB + FLOW▪ have▪Big pension funds have a constant flow of cash.
▪ get, obtain▪Squeeze the tube slowly to obtain an even flow.
▪ allow▪We like to allow a free flow of ideas in our company.
▪ create, generate, produce, provide▪The system provides a continuous flow of information to the market.
▪ keep, maintain▪He kept up a flow of chatter.
▪ ensure▪Use a wide pipe to ensure an adequate flow of water.
▪ control, manage, regulate▪ follow▪ encourage, facilitate, stimulate▪to encourage the flow of revenue into the country
▪ enhance, improve, increase, restore▪The company is trying to enhance its cash flow.
▪ affect▪ disrupt, impede, reduce, restrict, slow, slow down▪The continual bombing disrupted the flow of supplies to the ground troops.
▪ block, break, break up, cut, cut off, halt, interrupt, staunch, stem, stop▪They tried to staunch the flow of blood.
▪ direct▪ divert▪The main flow of water has been diverted to a new course.
▪ join▪ measureFLOW + NOUN▪ rate▪The flow rate was measured at 9.5 gallons per second.
▪ chart, diagramPREPOSITION▪ against the flow▪They have to swim against the flow of the river.
▪ flow among▪information flow among all the different groups
▪ flow from▪First cut off the water flow from the boiler.
▪ flow into▪She joined the flow of immigrants to the country.
▪ flow of▪a constant flow of information
▪ flow through▪the flow of data through the system
PHRASES▪ the ebb and flow▪the ebb and flow of the tide
▪He was at the mercy of the ebb and flow of public opinion. (figurative)
▪ in full flow▪She tried to interrupt his speech, but he was already in full flow (= talking continuously).
▪ the rate of flow▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}the rate of flow of water through the pipe
verbADVERB▪ easily, effortlessly, freely, smoothly▪We talked, and the conversation flowed freely.
▪Wine and beer flowed freely.
▪ seamlessly▪The songs flow seamlessly into one another.
▪ gently, gracefully▪ fast, quickly, rapidly, swiftly▪The river flows very fast here.
▪ slowly, steadily▪ naturally, nicely, well▪In a good production of the play, the action and the words flow naturally.
▪ directly▪Some of these changes will flow directly from the legislation.
▪ constantly, continuously▪ away, back, in, out, past▪ togetherVERB + FLOW▪ seem to▪ begin to, start to▪ continue to▪Imported food aid continued to flow in.
PREPOSITION▪ across, along, between, down▪a small stream that flowed down the hillside
▪ from▪Blood was still flowing from the wound.
▪ into▪One day seemed to flow into the next.
▪ out of, over, through▪Information flows continuously through the network.
▪ to▪to get blood flowing to the brain
PHRASES▪ ebb and flow▪The sea ebbed and flowed.
▪The number of buyers has ebbed and flowed. (figurative)
▪ flow in a … direction▪The best thing is when ideas flow in both directions.
▪ flow in the breeze, flow in the wind▪Her long hair flowed in the wind as she ran.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
