"overspill" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: overspills [plural]
Etymology: over- + spill Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|spill}} over- + spill Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} overspill (countable and uncountable, plural overspills)
  1. That which spills over. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: overspill estate
    Sense id: en-overspill-en-noun-SahenAHh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 84 16 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 58 42

Verb

Forms: overspills [present, singular, third-person], overspilling [participle, present], overspilled [participle, past], overspilled [past], overspilt [participle, past], overspilt [past]
Etymology: over- + spill Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|spill}} over- + spill Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=overspilt}} overspill (third-person singular simple present overspills, present participle overspilling, simple past and past participle overspilled or overspilt)
  1. To spill over, to overflow, to spill out of.
    Sense id: en-overspill-en-verb-J8Ozv4El

Inflected forms

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