Talk:overflow

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overflow

Rfv-sense - defn reads "To fill a container or system beyond its limits."
This will usually be the definition for "overfill" - the usual sense will be what happens after overfilling. I was reluctant to change wording becasue of the sense's related translations. — Saltmarsh^{απάντηση} 06:31, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

Clearly widespread use IMO. Try this Google Search for "the water overflowed the..." [1] Equinox ◑ 17:44, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

Indeed, why did you tag this? Mglovesfun (talk) 18:14, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

Widespread use, both transitive and intransitive. DCDuring TALK 20:12, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

I tagged it because it could read as: #1 I overflowed the cup (by overfilling), whereas to me it means both #2 the cup overflowed and #3 the liquid overflowed. Either way I hope the new definition meets all meanings. — Saltmarsh^{απάντηση} 05:46, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

I have added definitions and usexes to try to cover the syntactic and semantic range of usage. We need a forum other than RfV or RfC for entries that are just deficient. {{rfdef}} could feed such a page, rather than just a category, so there could be some discussion of the deficiencies and how to resolve them – obvious ways not always being the best ways. DCDuring TALK 13:26, 20 September 2013 (UTC)