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From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
spill over
v 1: overflow with a certain feeling; "The children bubbled over
with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger" [syn:
bubble over, overflow]
2: be disgorged; "The crowds spilled out into the streets"
[syn: spill out, pour out]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
spill over
vb.
1 to enter into another zone by way of accident or overcrowding; to
overflow
2 (lb en intransitive) (q: of an infectious disease) to spread from
one species of animal to another and particularly to humans
3 (lb en intransitive) (q: of a bad emotion, situation, etc.) to
reach a climax
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
spill over
vb.
1 to enter into another zone by way of accident or overcrowding; to
overflow
2 (lb en intransitive) (q: of an infectious disease) to spread from
one species of animal to another and particularly to humans
3 (lb en intransitive) (q: of a bad emotion, situation, etc.) to
reach a climax
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
spill over
vb.
1 to enter into another zone by way of accident or overcrowding; to
overflow
2 (lb en intransitive) (q: of an infectious disease) to spread from
one species of animal to another and particularly to humans
3 (lb en intransitive) (q: of a bad emotion, situation, etc.) to
reach a climax
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
spill over
vb.
1 to enter into another zone by way of accident or overcrowding; to
overflow
2 (lb en intransitive) (q: of an infectious disease) to spread from
one species of animal to another and particularly to humans
3 (lb en intransitive) (q: of a bad emotion, situation, etc.) to
reach a climax
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
spill over /spˈɪl ˈəʊvə/
přeplnit
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
spill over /spˈɪl ˈəʊvə/
überlaufen
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
47 Moby Thesaurus words for "spill over":
alluvion, alluvium, cascade, cataclysm, cataract, deluge, engulf,
engulfment, fill, flood, inundate, inundation, know no bounds,
luxuriate, overabound, overbrim, overflow, overflowing, overgrow,
overrun, overrunning, overspill, overspread, overswarm, overwhelm,
pour out, pour over, pullulate, run over, run riot, slop, slosh,
spill, spill out, spillage, submerge, submersion, superabound,
swamp, swarm, sweep, teem, the Deluge, the Flood, washout, whelm,
whelming
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