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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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   What is the difference between a spill and an oil spill?

   • 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. If the contents of a bag, box, or other container spill or are spilled, they come out of the container onto a surface. A number of bags had split and were spilling their contents.

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   What does spill mean in English?

   • Spill also means "talk," especially in the context of " spill the beans" or " spill your guts," both basically meaning "tell the whole truth." 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.

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   What does spile mean?

   • Also called spill light [ spil, lahyt]. superfluous or useless light rays, as from theatrical or photographic lighting units. Theater. an area of a stage illuminated by spill light. She broke her arm in a spill. a splinter. a peg made of metal. a small pin for stopping a cask; spile. Mining. forepole. informal. informal.

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   What does spilt mean?

   • , spilled or spilt, spill·ing. to spill a bag of marbles; to spill milk. to shed (blood), as in killing or wounding. to spill papers all over everything. Nautical. to let the wind out of (a sail). to lose (wind) from a sail. His horse spilled him. Don't spill the secret. , spilled or spilt, spill·ing.

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   • English (US)

     an amount of something that has come out of a container: a...

   • Spill: French Translation

     SPILL translate: (se) renverser, (se) répandre, (se)...

   • Spill: Korean Translation

     SPILL translate: (액체를) 쏟다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Oil Spill

     OIL SPILL definition: 1. an accident in which oil has come...

   • Spill Spanish Translation

     SPILL translate: derramar, derramarse, remoción del cargo,...

   • Znaczenie Spill, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     SPILL definicja: 1. to (cause to) flow, move, fall, or...

   • Spill Over

     SPILL OVER definition: 1. If an activity or situation spills...

   • Spill The Beans

     SPILL THE BEANS definition: 1. to tell people secret...

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   spill. /spɪl/ IPA guide. Other forms: spilled; spilt; spilling; spills. 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.

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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.