Close and Overflow

Close

Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.

Overflow and close are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Overflow" instead a verb "Close".

Nearby Words: closed, closeness, closing, closely, closure

Overflow

Overflow verb - To flow over the brim or top of.

Close and overflow are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead a verb "Overflow".

Nearby Words: overflowing, overflowed, overflown

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

literal literal close literal overflow

Both words in one sentence

  • Modern Warfare 3 has the infamous "reliable command buffer overflow" bug, apparently caused by staying too close to a friendly tank as it goes down a specific street in the "Goalpost" level.
  • Video Game / Borderlands However, there is no better money dump to prevent cash overflow, a bug in the game code that triggers if you surpass 2^31 dollars (close to 2,150 billion) and zeroes your money tally if you die.
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