spill over
Britishverb
noun
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the act of spilling over
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the excess part of something
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economics any indirect effect of public expenditure
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astronomy the part of the noise associated with a radio telescope using a dish antenna caused by pick-up by a secondary antenna from directions that do not intercept the dish
Example Sentences
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And this can spill over beyond the venue itself.
From BBC
I held my breath to keep the tears from spilling over.
From Literature
The discussions have spilled over to social media, with Ghanaians divided over the legal, social and political implications of changing the airport's name.
From BBC
Concerns spilled over to BDCs and alts, which already had come under pressure.
From Barron's
In Seelampuri, a low‑income Delhi neighbourhood home to one of India's largest informal e‑waste hubs, narrow alleys spill over with tangled cables and broken devices.
From Barron's
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