verb
- past tense and past participle of overspill; to spill or flow over the edge or limit of a container
- to exceed capacity or bounds; to spread beyond normal limits
Usage: often used figuratively
adjective
- having spilled or flowed over; exceeding normal capacity
Examples
- The bathtub overspilled when she forgot to turn off the water.
- Coffee overspilled from the cup onto the table.
- The stadium's overspilled crowd gathered outside the entrance.
- Emotions overspilled as she heard the news.
- The river overspilled its banks during the heavy rain.
- His enthusiasm overspilled into every project he touched.