overspilling
Exceeding the brim
Overspilling is the present participle of overspill—to flow or spread beyond a boundary or container.
Liquid overspills a cup; crowds overspill a venue; emotions overspill into tears.
In British planning, overspill describes population spreading from cities into surrounding areas: overspilling suburbs, the overspilling of London into the Home Counties.
Overwhelming water accumulation
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
- overflowingExceeding capacity, spilling out
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- surgeSudden powerful increase
torrent · cascade · gush · spout · outpouring · spillover · brimming · running over
Ample supply, overflowing
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- plethoraExcessive surplus
- surfeitExcessive quantity, often cloying
glut · profusion · superabundance · too much · more than enough · saturation · oversupply · redundancy
Slow fluid escape
- leakageUnintended fluid escape
- dripLiquid falling slowly
- oozeSeep gradually out
- trickleThin, slow stream
escape · discharge · dripping · seeping · weeping · percolation · exudation · efflux
Breaking of agreement
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- burstBreak apart suddenly
- eruptionViolent sudden release
- escapingDeparting confinement hastily
breaking free · spreading · dispersing · unrestrained · unbounded · breaking out · spewing · gushing forth
flooding
Overwhelming water accumulation
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
- overflowingExceeding capacity, spilling out
- delugeSevere overflow of water
surge · torrent · cascade · gush · spout · outpouring · spillover · brimming · running over · slopping
abundance
Ample supply, overflowing
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- plethoraExcessive surplus
surfeit · glut · profusion · superabundance · too much · more than enough · saturation · oversupply · redundancy · bounty
seepage
Slow fluid escape
trickle · escape · discharge · dripping · seeping · weeping · percolation · exudation · efflux · dribble
breach
Breaking of agreement
breaking free · escaping · spreading · dispersing · unrestrained · unbounded · breaking out · spewing · gushing forth · unleashed