spill over

spill o·ver

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [spil oh-ver]
- /spɪl ˈoʊ vər/
- /spɪl ˈəʊvə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [spil oh-ver]
- /spɪl ˈoʊ vər/

Definitions of spill over words

intransitivephrasal verbs spill over be full of: emotion 1
intransitive verb+adverb spill over liquid: overflow 1
verb spill over to overflow or be forced out of an area, container, etc 0
noun spill over the act of spilling over 0
noun spill over the excess part of something 0
noun spill over any indirect effect of public expenditure 0

See all 8 definitions of spill over

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Parts of speech for Spill over

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preposition

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exclamation

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spill over popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for spill over

verb spill over

fall over — person: trip or slip
irrupt — to break or burst in suddenly.
overbrim — To flow over the brim; to overflow.
welling — a hole drilled or bored into the earth to obtain water, petroleum, natural gas, brine, or sulfur.
whelm — to submerge; engulf.

All 5 Synonyms of spill over