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overspilled

overspilled is the simple past and past participle of overspill.

Meaning of overspill

Verb

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.
    • Further, Coventry's prosperity and rapid growth was threatening that it as well as Birmingham would require to overspill its boundaries.2002, Urlan Wannop, Regional Imperative: Regional Planning and Governance in Britain, page 93

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Questions about overspilled

What is overspilled the simple past and past participle of?
Overspilled is the simple past and past participle of overspill.

Words near overspilled in the dictionary

  1. overspicing
  2. overspicy
  3. overspill
  4. overspill estate
  5. overspill estates
  6. overspilled
  7. overspilling
  8. overspills
  9. overspilt
  10. overspin
  11. overspinning

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