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Spill

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Noun

1. spill

liquid that is spilled

Example Sentences:
'clean up the spills'

2. spill, spillway, wasteweir

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

3. release, spill, spillage

the act of allowing a fluid to escape

4. fall, spill, tumble

a sudden drop from an upright position

Example Sentences:
'he had a nasty spill on the ice'

Verb

5. slop, spill, splatter

cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container

Example Sentences:
'spill the milk'
'splatter water'

6. run out, spill

flow, run or fall out and become lost

Example Sentences:
'The milk spilled across the floor'
'The wine spilled onto the table'

7. disgorge, shed, spill

cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over

Example Sentences:
'spill the beans all over the table'

8. pour forth, shed, spill

pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities

Example Sentences:
'shed tears'
'spill blood'
'God shed His grace on Thee'

9. spill, talk

reveal information

Example Sentences:
'If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!'
'The former employee spilled all the details'

10. spill

reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Spill

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verbWord forms: spills, spilling, spilt or spilled (mainly tr)
1. (when intr, usually foll by from, out of, etc)
to fall or cause to fall from or as from a container, esp unintentionally
2. 
to disgorge (contents, occupants, etc) or (of contents, occupants, etc) to be disgorged
the car spilt its passengers onto the road
the crowd spilt out of the theatre
3. 
to shed (blood)
4. Also: spill the beans informal
to disclose something confidential
5. nautical
to let (wind) escape from a sail or (of the wind) to escape from a sail
noun
6. informal
a fall or tumble
7.  short for spillway
8. 
a spilling of liquid, etc, or the amount spilt
9. Australian
the declaring of several political jobs vacant when one higher up becomes so
the Prime Minister's resignation could mean a Cabinet spill
noun
1. 
a splinter of wood or strip of twisted paper with which pipes, fires, etc, are lit
2. 
a small peg or rod made of metal

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Spill

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verb transitiveWord forms: spilled or spilt, ˈspilling
1. 
to allow or cause, esp. unintentionally or accidentally, to run, fall, or flow over from a container, usually so as to result in loss or waste
who spilled the milk?
2. 
to shed (blood)
3. 
a. 
to empty the wind from (a sail)
b. 
to lessen the pressure of (wind) on a sail
4. 
to scatter at random from a receptacle or container
5. 
to cause or allow (a rider, load, etc.) to fall off; throw off
6.  Informal
to let (something secret) become known; divulge
7.  Obsolete
a. 
to kill
b. 
to destroy or ruin
c. 
to squander; waste
verb intransitive
8. 
to be spilled from a container; overflow; run out
noun
9. 
the act of spilling
10. 
the amount spilled
11. 
spillway
12. 
a fall or tumble, as from a horse or from a vertical position
noun
1. 
a splinter
2. 
a splinter, thin roll of paper, etc., set on fire and used to light a pipe, candle, etc.
3. 
a paper cone or roll used as a container
4. 
a small plug for stopping up a hole; spile
5. 
a small metal peg, pin, or rod

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Spill

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v. spilled or spilt (spĭlt), spill·ing, spills
v.tr.
1. To cause or allow (a substance) to run or fall out of a container.
2. To scatter (objects) from containment: spilled the armload of books on the desk.
3. To shed (blood).
4. Nautical
a. To relieve the pressure of wind on (a sail).
b. To cause or allow (wind) to be lost from a sail.
5. To cause to fall: The rider was spilled by his horse.
6. Informal To disclose (something previously unknown); divulge: The witness spilled all the details about the suspect.
v.intr.
1. 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.
n.
1. A piece of wood or rolled paper used to light a fire.
2. A small peg or rod, especially one used as a plug; a spile.

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