Definition of flow back - Reverso English Dictionary
Verbal expression
1.
movementmove in a stream back toward a previous place or direction
- When the dam opened, the water began to flow back downstream.
2.
financereturn in large amounts to an original source or owner
- After the sale, profits started to flow back to the investors.
3.
appearancemove smoothly backward like hair or cloth being pushed
- Her long hair would flow back when the wind picked up.
Terms with flow back included in their meaning
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emergency care
manual chest pressing used to keep or bring back blood flow
automotive
device fixed on the back of a vehicle to control passing air flow
flowing back
flow back or return
medical
blood flow from heart to lungs and back
medical
flow of blood in veins back toward the heart
nature
flow back or recede, especially of tide
nature
flow back, especially of water
fluid dynamics
flow of fluid or gas back to its origin
Examples of flow back in a sentence
Traffic seemed to flow back onto the main road after the accident cleared. As confidence returned, foreign capital began to flow back into the market. Royalties will flow back to the author once sales targets are met. The curtains flow back as the breeze enters the open window. Watch how the cape flows back dramatically when he turns.
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- French:refluer, revenir, ...
- German:zurückfließen, an jemanden zurückgehen, ...
- Italian:rifluire, ritornare, ...
- Spanish:fluir de vuelta, fluir de regreso, ...
- Portuguese:voltar a correr, reverter, ...
- Chinese:回流, 流回, ...
- Japanese:逆流する, 還流する, ...
- Arabic:اِرْتَدَّ, عادَ, ...
- Hebrew:לִזְרוֹם בַּחֲזָרָה, לִזְרוֹם בַּחֲזָרָה, ...
- Russian:течь обратно, поступать обратно, ...
- Ukrainian:потекти назад, повертатися, ...
- Hindi:वापस बहना, वापस आना, ...
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