flow-v; 5 Senses

Sense Number 1: (cause to) move or progress continuously and easily

Commentary: Includes; FLOW AWAY, FLOW OFF, FLOW OUT
NOTE: involves movement, but not necessarily physical movement

Examples:
Sap flowed from the gash in the tree.
Lava from the volcano was flowing down the hillside.
Many short rivers flow into the Pacific Ocean.
He spread his wings and fanned the waters, which flowed away to the east.
With fewer cars on the roads, traffic is flowing more smoothly than usual.
The water pipes which flowed the water to the lords' houses were first destroyed.
The water flowed off from the pipe.
The crowd flowed out of the stadium.
The preparations flowed smoothly.
He seamlessly flowed the music from style to style.

Mappings:
VerbNet: appear-48.1.1,entity_specific_modes_being-47.2
FrameNet: Fluidic_motion
PropBank: flow.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 3
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
flow_away 1
flow_out 1
flow_off 1

Sense Number 2: (cause to) be continuously abundant in quantity

Commentary:
NOTE: sense of abundance or overflowing
NOTE: Is more metaphorical in sense

Examples:
Contributions flowed in from all parts of the country.
The coffers were flowing with treasure.
My thoughts flow more easily if I work on a word processor.
By eleven o'clock, the wine was starting to flow.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: flow.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4, 6

Sense Number 3: fall or hang loosely or gracefully

Examples:
Her long hair flowed over her shoulders.
A flaming red cape flowed from his shoulders. His helmet radiated red and gold.
The evening dress flows gracefully into a short train at the back.

Mappings:
VerbNet: entity_specific_modes_being-47.2
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: flow.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 4: arise or derive; be the result of

Commentary: Includes: FLOW FROM

Examples:
Many conclusions flow from this hypothesis.
This may not seem momentous, but great amount of theory flows from this simple definition.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: flow.01
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
flow_from 1

Sense Number 5: undergo menstruation

Examples:
She flowed six days of each month and had such severe cramps that she could not hold her job.
If the blood flows for more than ten days and nights, she should see a doctor.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Fluidic_motion
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7