Spill over

verb

Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.verbTo enter into another zone by way of accident or overcrowding; to overflow

2.verb(of an infectious disease) to spread from one species of animal to another and particularly to humans

3.verb(of a bad emotion, situation, etc.) to reach a climax

"undercurrents of popular discontent spilled over into outright revolt"

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