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English verb: spill over | |||
| 1. | spill over (emotion) overflow with a certain feeling | ||
| Samples | The children bubbled over with joy. My boss was bubbling over with anger. | ||
| Synonyms | bubble over, overflow | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | boil, seethe | ||
| 2. | spill over (motion) be disgorged | ||
| Samples | The crowds spilled out into the streets. | ||
| Synonyms | pour out, spill out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pour, pullulate, stream, swarm, teem | ||
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