o|ver|spill

o|ver|spill
o|ver|spill «noun, adjective. OH vuhr SPIHL; verb. OH vuhr SPIHL», noun, verb, -spilled or -spilt, -spill|ing, adjective.
–n. Especially British.
1. the act of spilling over: »

There should be such an overspill of compressed air outwards... (New Scientist).

2. something which has spilled over; an excess: »

Figurative. Even to pass along the street outside is difficult because of the overspill of customers (Punch).

–v.i.
to spill over; overflow.
–adj.
spilling over; overflowing: »

overspill population.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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