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over

n. (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch

spill

n. liquid that is spilled; "clean up the spills"

spillway, spill, wasteweir

n. a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction

spill, tumble, fall

n. a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice"

spill, spillage, release

n. the act of allowing a fluid to escape

spill

v. reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)

spill, talk

v. reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details"

spill, run out

v. flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table"

spill, shed, disgorge

v. cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table"

spill, slop, splatter

v. cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container; "spill the milk"; "splatter water"

over

adv. beyond the top or upper surface or edge; forward from an upright position; "a roof that hangs over";

over, across

adv. "She cannot get her ideas across"

over, throughout an area

adv. "He is known the world over"

over, o'er

adv. throughout a period of time; "stay over the weekend"

over

adj. (prefix) excessive: "over-abusive"; "overabusive"

waterfall, falls

n. a steep descent of the water of a river

chute, slide, slideway, sloping trough

n. sloping channel through which things can descend

jet, gush

v. issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth; "Water jetted forth"; "flames were jetting out of the building"

overfill

v. fill beyond capacity; "overfill the baskets"

show

v. finish third or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to show"

show

v. finish third or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to show"

spot, fleck, blob, blot

v. make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth"

dot

v. mark with a dot; "dot your `i's"

too much, a bit much

adj. (informal) "a bit much"

exaggerated, overdone, overstated

adj. represented as greater than is true or reasonable; "an exaggerated opinion of oneself"

extraordinary, over-the-top, sinful

adj. far more than usual or expected; "an extraordinary desire for approval"; "it was an over-the-top experience"

exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious

adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"

extreme

adj. beyond a norm in views or actions; "an extreme conservative"; "an extreme liberal"; "extreme views on integration"; "extreme opinions"

extremist, radical, ultra

adj. (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservative"

gross, glaring

adj. far exceeding the normal: "a glaring error"; "gross inefficiency"

bear

v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

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