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- DictionarySpill/spil/
verb
- 1. cause or allow (liquid) to flow over the edge of its container, especially unintentionally: "you'll spill that tea if you're not careful"
- 2. reveal (confidential information) to someone: informal "there's nothing worse than friends who spill secrets"
noun
- 1. a quantity of liquid that has spilled or been spilled: "wipe up spills immediately"
- 2. a fall from a horse or bicycle: "Granddad took a spill while riding the bay mare"
to ( cause to) flow, move, fall, or spread over the edge or outside the limits of something: I spilled coffee on my silk shirt. You've spilled something down your tie. Let's see if I can pour the juice into the glass without spilling it. He dropped a bag of sugar and it spilled all over the floor.
cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over. “ spill the beans all over the table” synonyms: disgorge, shed. slop, splatter. cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container. see more. verb. pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities. “ spill blood” synonyms: pour forth, shed.
4 days ago · A spill is an amount of liquid that has spilled from a container. She wiped a spill of milkshake off the counter. An oil spill could be devastating for wildlife. Synonyms: spillage, flood, leak, leakage More Synonyms of spill. 3. verb.
spill. [intransitive, transitive] (especially of liquid) to flow over the edge of a container by accident; to make liquid do this. Water had spilled out of the bucket onto the floor. The bag split, and sugar spilled everywhere. (figurative) Light spilled from the windows.
Spill definition, to cause or allow to run or fall from a container, especially accidentally or wastefully: to spill a bag of marbles; to spill milk. See more.
Aug 8, 2018 · verb (used with object), spilled or spilt, spill·ing. to cause or allow to run or fall from a container, especially accidentally or wastefully: to spill a bag of marbles; to spill milk. to shed (blood), as in killing or wounding. to scatter: to spill papers all over everything. Nautical. to let the wind out of (a sail). to lose (wind) from a sail.
To run or fall out of a container or containment. 2. To come to the ground suddenly and involuntarily. 3. To pour out or spread beyond limits: Fans spilled onto the playing field. n. 1. The act of spilling. 2. An amount spilled. 3. A fall, as from a horse. 4. A spillway.
