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spilled over

spilled over is the simple past and past participle of spill over.

Meaning of spill over

Verb

spill over (third-person singular simple present spills over, present participle spilling over, simple past and past participle spilled over or spilt over)

  1. to enter into another zone by way of accident or overcrowding; to overflow
  2. (intransitive) (of an infectious disease) to spread from one species of animal to another and particularly to humans
  3. (intransitive) (of a bad emotion, situation, etc.) to reach a climax
    • undercurrents of popular discontent spilled over into outright revolt

Questions about spilled over

What is spilled over the simple past and past participle of?
Spilled over is the simple past and past participle of spill over.

Words near spilled over in the dictionary

  1. spilled juice
  2. spilled one's guts
  3. spilled one's guts out
  4. spilled one's seed
  5. spilled out
  6. spilled over
  7. spilled the beans
  8. spilled the tea
  9. spiller
  10. spillers
  11. spillest

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