overspill

[ verb oh-ver-spil; noun oh-ver-spil ]

/ verb ˌoʊ vərˈspɪl; noun ˈoʊ vərˌspɪl /

verb (used without object), o·ver·spilled or o·ver·spilt, o·ver·spill·ing.

to spill over.

noun

the act of spilling over.

something that spills over.

British. overflow.

Nearby words

oversold, oversolicitous, oversoul, overspecialization, overspend, overspill, overspin, overspread, overstaff, overstand, overstate

Origin of overspill

First recorded in 1850–55; over- + spill¹

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Examples from the Web for overspill

The Westerners are the overspill of the enterprising population of the East.
Speeches of Benjamin Harrison|Benjamin Harrison

British Dictionary definitions for overspill

overspill

noun (ˈəʊvəˌspɪl)

something that spills over or is in excess
(as modifier)overspill population

verb (ˌəʊvəˈspɪl) -spills, -spilling, -spilt or -spilled

(intr) to overflow

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