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flow

verb [I] (HANG DOWN)
 
 
/fləʊ/ US  /floʊ/

Definition

to hang down loosely and often attractively: Her long red hair flowed down over her shoulders.Electricity and electronicsHanging and suspending
(Definition of flow verb (HANG DOWN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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