cascade
[noun]
Synonyms:
- waterfall, avalanche, cataract, deluge, downpour, falls, flood, fountain, outpouring, shower, torrent
[verb]
Synonyms:
- flow, descend, fall, flood, gush, overflow, pitch, plunge, pour, spill, surge, teem, tumble

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English Thesaurus: flow, run, come out, pour, gush, ...

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I. cas‧cade¹ /kæˈskeɪd/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: Italian cascata, from cascare 'to fall']

1. a small steep waterfall that is one of several together

2. something that hangs down in large quantities
cascade of
Her hair fell over her shoulders in a cascade of curls.

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II. cascade² verb

1. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to flow, fall, or hang down in large quantities:
Her thick black hair cascaded down below her waist.
Gallons of water cascaded over the side of the bath.

2. [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to pass information or skills to people at a lower level in your organization, or to be passed down in this way:
This information will be cascaded down to employees through their line managers.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

flow if liquid flows, it moves in a steady continuous stream:
Blood flowed from his hand.
The river flows very quickly at this point.
run to flow – used when saying that something flows in a particular direction:
Water was running down the walls of the room.
Sweat ran off his nose.
The river runs into the sea.
come out to flow out of something:
You couldn't drink any of the water that came out of the tap.
pour to flow in large quantities:
The rain poured down.
Blood was pouring from a wound on his head.
gush to flow out quickly in very large quantities:
Water was gushing out at more than 3000 gallons a minute.
spurt to flow out suddenly with a lot of force:
Oil was spurting from a small hole in the pipe.
trickle to flow slowly in drops or in a thin stream:
Clare felt sweat trickling down the back of her neck.
leak to flow in or out through a small hole or crack, usually when this is not meant to happen:
Oil was leaking from the engine.
ooze to flow from something very slowly – used about blood or a thick liquid:
Blood was oozing from the wound.
Jam oozed out as she bit into the cake.
drip to fall in drops:
Water dripped from the tap continuously.
cascade to flow down the side of something in large amounts:
Water cascades down the hilllside.

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