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   spill

   /spɪl/

   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" Similar knock overtip overupsetoverturncowp
   • ▪ (of liquid) flow over the edge of its container: "some of the wine spilled on to the floor" Similar overflowflowpourrunslopsloshsplashsplatterbrimwellleakescapeinformal:sploshrare:overbrim
   • ▪ (with reference to the contents of something) empty out or be emptied out on to a surface: "my backpack split, spilling my clothes and books onto the floor"
   • ▪ (of a number of people) move out of somewhere quickly: "diners can spill out into the courtyard" Similar streampoursurgeswarmfloodthrongcrowdmill
   • 2. reveal (confidential information) to someone: informal "there's nothing worse than friends who spill secrets" Similar revealdisclosedivulgelet outleakblurt outbabblebetraymake knowntellinformal:let onblab
   • 3. cause to fall off a horse or bicycle: "the horse was wrenched off course, spilling his rider" Similar unseatthrowdislodgeunhorse
   • 4. (in the context of ball games) drop (the ball). British
   • 5. let (wind) out of a sail, typically by slackening the sheets.

   noun

   • 1. a quantity of liquid that has spilled or been spilt: "wipe up spills immediately"
   • ▪ an instance of a liquid spilling or being spilt: "he was absolved from any blame for the oil spill" Similar spillageleakleakageoverspilloverflowfloodarchaic:spilth
   • 2. a fall from a horse or bicycle. Similar falltumbleaccidentinformal:headercroppernosedive
   • 3. a vacating of all or several posts in a cabinet or parliamentary party to allow reorganization after an important change of office. Australian

   Word Origin Old Englishspillan ‘kill, destroy, waste, shed (blood’); of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. spiller noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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5. www.dictionary.com › browse › spillSPILL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Spill definition: to cause or allow to run or fall from a container, especially accidentally or wastefully. See examples of SPILL used in a sentence.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishspill verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Learn the meaning and usage of the verb spill, which can mean to flow over the edge of a container by accident, or to come out of a place in large numbers. Find out the origin, pronunciation, synonyms and idioms of spill.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › spillSpill - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   When liquids spill, they accidentally flow or dribble out of a container. You can also spill solid objects, like when you slip and spill the contents of your backpack all over the sidewalk. When you spill your hot chocolate, the spot it makes where it lands is a spill. The act of spilling it is a spill too: "Sorry about the spill, Grandma."

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › spillSpill - definition of spill by The Free Dictionary

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   Spill can be a verb meaning to cause or allow something to run or fall out of a container, or a noun meaning a piece of wood or paper used to light a fire. Learn more about the different meanings, usage and synonyms of spill from various dictionaries and sources.