overrun vs spill
spill vs overrunoverrun and spill both are nouns.
overrun and spill both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| overrun | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| spill | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
spill is a hypernym of
overrun; that is, spill is a
word with a broader meaning than overrun:
- overrun: flow or run over (a limit or brim)
- spill: flow, run or fall out and become lost
Other hypernyms of overrun include
run out.
| overrun (noun) | spill (noun) |
|---|---|
| too much production or more than expected | the act of allowing a fluid to escape |
| a sudden drop from an upright position | |
| a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction | |
| liquid that is spilled |
| overrun (verb) | spill (verb) |
|---|---|
| run beyond or past | reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail) |
| seize the position of and defeat | reveal information |
| flow or run over (a limit or brim) | cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over |
| invade in great numbers | pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities |
| occupy in large numbers or live on a host | cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container |
| flow, run or fall out and become lost |
Words related to "overrun"
Words related to "spill"
- babble
- babble out
- blab
- blab out
- brim over
- bring down
- conduit
- course
- cut
- cut back
- cut down
- disgorge
- displace
- fall
- feed
- flow
- let the cat out of the bag
- liquid
- move
- overflow
- overrun
- peach
- pour
- pour forth
- pratfall
- reduce
- release
- run
- run out
- run over
- sailing
- seed
- shed
- sing
- slip
- slop
- spill
- spill the beans
- spillage
- spiller
- spillway
- splatter
- stream
- talk
- tattle
- tell
- trim
- trim back
- trim down
- trip
- tumble
- wasteweir
- well over
- wipeout
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