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flow  (flows plural & 3rd person present) (flowing present participle) (flowed past tense & past participle )
1  verb If a liquid, gas, or electrical current flows somewhere, it moves there steadily and continuously. 
A stream flowed gently down into the valley...  V adv/prep 
The current flows into electric motors that drive the wheels.  V adv/prep 
...compressor stations that keep the gas flowing.  V 
  Flow is also a noun., n-var with supp 
It works only in the veins, where the blood flow is slower.  
2  verb If a number of people or things flow from one place to another, they move there steadily in large groups, usually without stopping. 
Large numbers of refugees continue to flow from the troubled region into the no-man's land...  V prep/adv 
  Flow is also a noun., n-var with supp 
She watched the frantic flow of cars and buses along the street...  
3  verb If information or money flows somewhere, it moves freely between people or organizations. 
A lot of this information flowed through other police departments...  V prep/adv 
An interest rate reduction is needed to get more money flowing and create jobs.  V 
  Flow is also a noun., n-var with supp 
...the opportunity to control the flow of information.  
 →  cash flow 
4 Someone who is in full flow is talking easily and continuously and seems likely to go on talking for some time. 
♦ in full flow  phrase v-link PHR 
He had been replying for some 40 minutes already and was still in full flow.  
5 If you say that an activity, or the person who is performing the activity, is in full flow, you mean that the activity has started and is being carried out with a great deal of energy and enthusiasm. 
♦ in full flow  phrase v-link PHR 
Lunch at Harry's Bar was in full flow when Irene made a splendid entrance...  
6 If you go with the flow, you let things happen or let other people tell you what to do, rather than trying to control what happens yourself. 
♦ go with the flow  phrase V inflects 
There's nothing I can do about the problem, so I might as well go with the flow.