spill over

spill over
verb
1. overflow with a certain feeling (Freq. 1)
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The children bubbled over with joy

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My boss was bubbling over with anger

Syn: ↑bubble over, ↑overflow
Hypernyms: ↑seethe, ↑boil
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

2. be disgorged
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The crowds spilled out into the streets

Syn: ↑spill out, ↑pour out
Hypernyms: ↑pour, ↑swarm, ↑stream, ↑teem, ↑pullulate
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s PP

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spill over
To overflow (also figurative)
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Main Entry:spill

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ˌspill ˈover [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they spill over he/she/it spills over present participle spilling over past tense spilled over spilt over past participle spilled over spilt over] phrasal verb
to spread to other areas

The protests have spilled over to other parts of the city.

Thesaurus: to spread over an areasynonym
Main entry: spill

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spill over [phrasal verb]
1 : to be completely covered or filled with something : to be overflowing with something

The platter was spilling over with grapes and melon slices and cheeses.

They were spilling over with happiness. [=they were very happy]

2 : to spread and begin to affect other people, areas, etc.

The stress at work began to spill over into other aspects of his life.

— see also spillover
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Main Entry:spill

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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