transitive. Of water or other liquid: to flow over (the brim or sides of a receptacle, etc.); (of a river) to flow over (the banks). Also figurative…
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释义 | the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [verb (transitive)] > move beyond > spill over the edge of (7) overflow1548 transitive. Of water or other liquid: to flow over (the brim or sides of a receptacle, etc.); (of a river) to flow over (the banks). Also figurative… overswell1597 transitive. Esp. of a body of water: to swell so as to spill over or beyond (a bank, barrier, limit, etc.). Also occasionally intransitive. Now rare… overbrim1818 transitive. Of a liquid: to flow over the brim of (a container). Frequently figurative and in extended use (esp. of tears). overspill1855 transitive. To flow out over, or over the edge of. overwell1864 transitive. To well, rise, or pass over (the top, brim, or edge). Also in extended use. overlip1872 transitive. literary. To overflow the lip or brim of. overdrip1897 transitive. To drip on; to overhang, overshadow. Also: to overflow or brim over gradually. Frequently figurative. |
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