overspilln.

Brit.

/ˈəʊvəspɪl/, U.S.

/ˈoʊvərˌspɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: overspill v.

Etymology: < overspill v.

1. The relocation of surplus population from a particular city, country, etc., to a less densely populated region; (also) this surplus population, or the area to which it is moved.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > population > [noun] > excessive or surplus

overflow1589

surchargement1613

over-populousness1817

overpopulation1862

overspill1884

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 8 Nov. 12/1 A colony capable of receiving the overspill of her population, or of furnishing her with all tropical produce.

1930 Times 22 Apr. 6/7 On the south lie the famous South Downs, within range of the overspill from the seaside towns.

1947 Daily Mail 22 May 1/1 We are apt to be too much concerned with the new satellites and ‘overspills’. We should first reconstruct the other cities.

1965 A. Garner Elidor xv. 111 ‘That's what you must expect when you have overspill in a decent area,’ said Mrs. Watson. ‘They shouldn't be allowed to build out in the country. People aren't going to change when they move from the city.’

2002 Business A.M. (Nexis) 24 Sept. There has been much debate of late about the impact of Edinburgh's overspill on Fife's commercial and industrial property market.

2. gen. An act or the action of overspilling; that which spills over or overflows; an excess, a surplus.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [noun] > excess, redundancy, or superfluity > a surplus or excess

surplusc1374

overplusa1387

surplusagec1407

superplusage1436

superplusa1450

surcroitre1496

superfluous1552

excess1557

over-increase1579

over-sum1587

overflow1589

surcrease1600

surcroist1601

over-crease1625

exceeding1719

excedent1811

surcruec1825

overage1886

overspill1892

1892 S. Baring-Gould Trag. Cæsars I. 206 In the middle ages the overspill of the men became mercenaries to foreign courts.

1899 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 289 This stream is an overspill from the main river.

1959 Economist 3 July 42/1 Diversification may thus proceed from an overspill of strength in one department or another.

1982 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 24 Sept. c20/1 In the contribution of Robert Rauschenberg..we see..—the overspill of creative energy that has been momentarily diverted from the studio.

2002 Scotsman (Nexis) 14 Sept. 6 Like all the best storytellers, she begins in medias res..challenging us to make sense of the overspill of information.

Compounds

General attributive.

C1. Designating a settlement or other location which has been created or used for the purpose of accommodating people moved from an overpopulated or overcrowded place.

ΚΠ

1945 Ann. Reg. 1944 63 The Bill for the purchase of so-called ‘overspill’ areas where those who were crowded out could be accommodated.

1976 T. Stoppard Dirty Linen 9 An overspill meeting room for House of Commons business in the tower of Big Ben.

1991 B. Turner And Policeman Smiled (BNC) 165 Barham House, just outside Ipswich,..started life as an overspill camp for Dovercourt.

C2. Designating a person, group of people, etc., unable to be accommodated in a particular place due to overcrowding, and requiring relocation or rehousing in a less crowded place.

ΚΠ

1952 Economist 21 June 799/2 No less than 28 of these [district councils] are intended under the plan to absorb ‘overspill’ population coming from Wolverhampton, Walsall,..and other congested towns.

1989 Business Feb. 54/2 ‘Instead of 50 Club World Seats, we were selling 140 a day’, says Batt (who booked overspill passengers on to Concorde flights).

1992 J. Salt & D. Coleman Brit. Population: Patterns, Trends (BNC) 96 All regions combining the traditionally high fertility of rural areas with the immigration of overspill populations from the conurbations.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

overspillv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈspɪl/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈspɪl/

Forms: see over- prefix and spill v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, spill v.

Etymology: < over- prefix + spill v. Compare to spill over (see spill v. 10).

a. transitive. To flow out over, or over the edge of.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [verb (transitive)] > move beyond > spill over the edge of

overflow1548

overswell1597

overbrim1818

overspill1855

overwell1864

overlip1872

overdrip1897

1855 P. J. Bailey Mystic 7 Ere earth Like the libation of a crowned bowl, O'erspilled the depths of the unknown abyss.

1958 J. Gilluly Princ. Geol. xiii. 314 As it overspilled the divide at the outlet, the water quickly eroded a canyon through unconsolidated alluvium.

1970 G. F. Newman Sir, You Bastard vii. 196 The eighteen prisoners who finally stood charged over-spilled the dock at the committal proceedings.

b. transitive. To cause (a vessel) to overflow. rare.

ΚΠ

1887 G. L. Taylor Centennial Poem 13 Apr. Her Newton, born a quart cup not o'erspilling.

1993 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Apr. 80/3 The storm easily overspilled the teacup of the book-chat world.

c. intransitive. To spill out; to overflow.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of flowing > flow [verb (transitive)] > over

overflowOE

overwaltc1400

overwash?1440

overflood?1784

overspill1888

1888 Scribner's Mag. Oct. 434 A land..full of twilight peace That seems from plenty's horn to overspill.

1892 S. Baring-Gould In Roar of Sea II. xxvii. 100 The buckets fill and over-spill, but the wheel seems to be reduced to stationariness.

1953 Econ. Hist. Rev. 5 366 Some of the purely seignorial revenues may have overspilled into the estimates of manorial values.

1991 A. Myers Murder at Masque viii. 163 The ball would overspill in the orangery beyond.

2. transitive. To redistribute (an excess or surplus); esp. to move (people) from an overpopulated area to one which is less crowded.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > relinquishing > relinquish or give up [verb (transitive)] > offload excess of something

overspill1958

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > population > make less populous [verb (transitive)] > remove surplus population from

overspill1958

1958 Times Rev. Industry Feb. 24/1 Some 70,000 people are to be ‘overspilled’ from Glasgow City..into the new towns of East Kilbride and Cumbernauld.

1961 Times Lit. Suppl. 27 Jan. 51/2 We overspill our savings..onto the backward nations.

1977 Daily Tel. 14 Feb. 6/7 30,000 homes were bulldozed inside 10 years and the occupants ‘overspilled’ beyond the city boundaries in the new or expanded towns of Runcorn, Skelmersdale, [etc.].

Derivatives

overˈspilling adj. that overspills; overflowing.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > population > [adjective] > populous > excessively

overpeopled1671

congested1862

overspilling1959

1959 Hesperia 28 153 The..lip inclines outward slightly to allow overspilling liquid to run off.

1963 Listener 21 Mar. 516/1 The need to re-house ever more overspilling Londoners.

1991 M. Heldrin Soldier of Great War iv. 346 His gaze jumped from overspilling gutters to water-slickened facades to rain-laden palms.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overspill
释义	overspilln. Brit. /ˈəʊvəspɪl/, U.S. /ˈoʊvərˌspɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: overspill v. Etymology: < overspill v. 1. The relocation of surplus population from a particular city, country, etc., to a less densely populated region; (also) this surplus population, or the area to which it is moved. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > population > [noun] > excessive or surplus overflow1589 surchargement1613 over-populousness1817 overpopulation1862 overspill1884 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 8 Nov. 12/1 A colony capable of receiving the overspill of her population, or of furnishing her with all tropical produce. 1930 Times 22 Apr. 6/7 On the south lie the famous South Downs, within range of the overspill from the seaside towns. 1947 Daily Mail 22 May 1/1 We are apt to be too much concerned with the new satellites and ‘overspills’. We should first reconstruct the other cities. 1965 A. Garner Elidor xv. 111 ‘That's what you must expect when you have overspill in a decent area,’ said Mrs. Watson. ‘They shouldn't be allowed to build out in the country. People aren't going to change when they move from the city.’ 2002 Business A.M. (Nexis) 24 Sept. There has been much debate of late about the impact of Edinburgh's overspill on Fife's commercial and industrial property market. 2. gen. An act or the action of overspilling; that which spills over or overflows; an excess, a surplus. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [noun] > excess, redundancy, or superfluity > a surplus or excess surplusc1374 overplusa1387 surplusagec1407 superplusage1436 superplusa1450 surcroitre1496 superfluous1552 excess1557 over-increase1579 over-sum1587 overflow1589 surcrease1600 surcroist1601 over-crease1625 exceeding1719 excedent1811 surcruec1825 overage1886 overspill1892 1892 S. Baring-Gould Trag. Cæsars I. 206 In the middle ages the overspill of the men became mercenaries to foreign courts. 1899 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 289 This stream is an overspill from the main river. 1959 Economist 3 July 42/1 Diversification may thus proceed from an overspill of strength in one department or another. 1982 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 24 Sept. c20/1 In the contribution of Robert Rauschenberg..we see..—the overspill of creative energy that has been momentarily diverted from the studio. 2002 Scotsman (Nexis) 14 Sept. 6 Like all the best storytellers, she begins in medias res..challenging us to make sense of the overspill of information. Compounds General attributive. C1. Designating a settlement or other location which has been created or used for the purpose of accommodating people moved from an overpopulated or overcrowded place. ΚΠ 1945 Ann. Reg. 1944 63 The Bill for the purchase of so-called ‘overspill’ areas where those who were crowded out could be accommodated. 1976 T. Stoppard Dirty Linen 9 An overspill meeting room for House of Commons business in the tower of Big Ben. 1991 B. Turner And Policeman Smiled (BNC) 165 Barham House, just outside Ipswich,..started life as an overspill camp for Dovercourt. C2. Designating a person, group of people, etc., unable to be accommodated in a particular place due to overcrowding, and requiring relocation or rehousing in a less crowded place. ΚΠ 1952 Economist 21 June 799/2 No less than 28 of these [district councils] are intended under the plan to absorb ‘overspill’ population coming from Wolverhampton, Walsall,..and other congested towns. 1989 Business Feb. 54/2 ‘Instead of 50 Club World Seats, we were selling 140 a day’, says Batt (who booked overspill passengers on to Concorde flights). 1992 J. Salt & D. Coleman Brit. Population: Patterns, Trends (BNC) 96 All regions combining the traditionally high fertility of rural areas with the immigration of overspill populations from the conurbations. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). overspillv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈspɪl/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈspɪl/ Forms: see over- prefix and spill v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, spill v. Etymology: < over- prefix + spill v. Compare to spill over (see spill v. 10). 1. a. transitive. To flow out over, or over the edge of. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [verb (transitive)] > move beyond > spill over the edge of overflow1548 overswell1597 overbrim1818 overspill1855 overwell1864 overlip1872 overdrip1897 1855 P. J. Bailey Mystic 7 Ere earth Like the libation of a crowned bowl, O'erspilled the depths of the unknown abyss. 1958 J. Gilluly Princ. Geol. xiii. 314 As it overspilled the divide at the outlet, the water quickly eroded a canyon through unconsolidated alluvium. 1970 G. F. Newman Sir, You Bastard vii. 196 The eighteen prisoners who finally stood charged over-spilled the dock at the committal proceedings. b. transitive. To cause (a vessel) to overflow. rare. ΚΠ 1887 G. L. Taylor Centennial Poem 13 Apr. Her Newton, born a quart cup not o'erspilling. 1993 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Apr. 80/3 The storm easily overspilled the teacup of the book-chat world. c. intransitive. To spill out; to overflow. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of flowing > flow [verb (transitive)] > over overflowOE overwaltc1400 overwash?1440 overflood?1784 overspill1888 1888 Scribner's Mag. Oct. 434 A land..full of twilight peace That seems from plenty's horn to overspill. 1892 S. Baring-Gould In Roar of Sea II. xxvii. 100 The buckets fill and over-spill, but the wheel seems to be reduced to stationariness. 1953 Econ. Hist. Rev. 5 366 Some of the purely seignorial revenues may have overspilled into the estimates of manorial values. 1991 A. Myers Murder at Masque viii. 163 The ball would overspill in the orangery beyond. 2. transitive. To redistribute (an excess or surplus); esp. to move (people) from an overpopulated area to one which is less crowded. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > relinquish or give up [verb (transitive)] > offload excess of something overspill1958 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > population > make less populous [verb (transitive)] > remove surplus population from overspill1958 1958 Times Rev. Industry Feb. 24/1 Some 70,000 people are to be ‘overspilled’ from Glasgow City..into the new towns of East Kilbride and Cumbernauld. 1961 Times Lit. Suppl. 27 Jan. 51/2 We overspill our savings..onto the backward nations. 1977 Daily Tel. 14 Feb. 6/7 30,000 homes were bulldozed inside 10 years and the occupants ‘overspilled’ beyond the city boundaries in the new or expanded towns of Runcorn, Skelmersdale, [etc.]. Derivatives overˈspilling adj. that overspills; overflowing. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > population > [adjective] > populous > excessively overpeopled1671 congested1862 overspilling1959 1959 Hesperia 28 153 The..lip inclines outward slightly to allow overspilling liquid to run off. 1963 Listener 21 Mar. 516/1 The need to re-house ever more overspilling Londoners. 1991 M. Heldrin Soldier of Great War iv. 346 His gaze jumped from overspilling gutters to water-slickened facades to rain-laden palms. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1884v.1855
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