spill over

verb

1. intr, adverb to overflow or be forced out of an area, container, etc

noun

1. the act of spilling over
2. the excess part of something
3. economics any indirect effect of public expenditure
4. 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

Related Words

• brim
• bubble over
• cascade
• deluge
• drain
• drown
• engulf
• gush
• inundate
• leak
• overrun
• pour
• run over
• soak
• spill
• submerge
• swamp