overflow
1 verb of container INTRANSITIVEcuir thar maoil the pot was overflowing bhí an pota ag cur thar maoil 2 verb of lake, river, etc INTRANSITIVEsceith verb cuir thar bruach if the canal overflows má chuireann an chanáil thar bruachShow full entry
3 verb of liquid
INTRANSITIVEsceith verb forsceith verb the water overflows into the stream sceitheann an t-uisce isteach sa sruthán
TRANSITIVEthe water could overflow the banks d'fhéadfadh an t-uisce sceitheadh thar na bruacha
4 verb of place etc: be very full INTRANSITIVEcuir thar maoil plódaigh verb the bins overflowed with rubbish bhí na haraidí ag cur thar maoil le bruscarthe hall was overflowing with people bhí an halla lán go doras le daoine, bhí an halla plódaithe le daoinethe town is overflowing with visitors tá an baile dubh le cuairteoirí 5 verb exceed space available TRANSITIVEhis books are overflowing the shelves níl dóthain spáis ar na seilfeanna dá leabhairwhen the cars overflow the car park nuair a bhíonn an iomarca carranna ann don charrchlós
INTRANSITIVEthe rubbish overflowed onto the floor bhí an bruscar ag sceitheadh amach ar an urlár
6 verb of emotions or ideas INTRANSITIVEmy heart was overflowing with joy bhí mo chroí líon lán d'áthas, bhí cluaisíní croí ormhe was overflowing with gratitude bhí sé fíorbhuíoch go deoshe overflowed with ideas bhí sí lán smaointe, bhí lear mór smaointe aici 7 noun surplusfarasbarr masc1 breis fem2 8 noun pipe, conduitpíobán forsceite