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SPILL OVER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Overflow with a certain feeling

Example:

My boss was bubbling over with anger

Synonyms:

bubble over; overflow; spill over

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "spill over" is one way to...):

boil; seethe (be in an agitated emotional state)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Be disgorged

Example:

The crowds spilled out into the streets

Synonyms:

pour out; spill out; spill over

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "spill over" is one way to...):

pour; pullulate; stream; swarm; teem (move in large numbers)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

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