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spill over
spill over vb (intr, adverb) to overflow or be forced out of an area, container, etc n 1. chiefly US and Canadian the act of spilling over 2. chiefly US and Canadian the excess part of something 3. (Economics) economics any indirect effect of public expenditure 4. (Astronomy) astronomy the part of the noise associated with a radio telescope using a dish antenna caused by pick-up by a secondary antenna from directions that do not intercept the dish Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | spill over - overflow with a certain feeling; "The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger"bubble over, overflowseethe, boil - be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger" | | 2. | spill over - be disgorged; "The crowds spilled out into the streets"spill out, pour outpour, pullulate, swarm, teem, stream - move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza" |
Translationsspill over
spill over1. Of a liquid, to spill by flowing out of a container or over some barrier. You're going to need a bigger pot, or else that soup will spill over. The floodwaters spilled over the levee.2. To go beyond the borders or parameters of something and into something else, especially due to growing in size or scope. It's hard to contain violence to just one neighborhood, you know. It's only a matter of time until it spills over into our part of town too.See also: over, spillspill over 1. [for a container] to overflow. I hope your bucket of water doesn't spill over. The milk glass spilled over because it was filled too full. 2. [for the contents of a container] to overflow. The bucket is too full. I don't know why the water doesn't spill over. The milk spilled over because you overfilled the glass.See also: over, spillspill over
Synonyms for spill oververb overflow with a certain feelingSynonymsRelated Wordsverb be disgorgedSynonymsRelated Words- pour
- pullulate
- swarm
- teem
- stream
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