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- Dictionaryspill/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
- 2. reveal (confidential information) to someone: informal "there's nothing worse than friends who spill secrets" Similar
noun
- 1. a quantity of liquid that has spilled or been spilt: "wipe up spills immediately"
- 2. a fall from a horse or bicycle. Similar
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SPILL definition: 1. to (cause to) flow, move, fall, or spread over the edge or outside the limits of something: 2…. Learn more.
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.
The meaning of SPILL is to cause or allow especially accidentally or unintentionally to fall, flow, or run out so as to be lost or wasted. How to use spill in a sentence.
an amount of something that has come out of a container: a fuel spill on the road. Could you wipe up that spill, please? In 1989, there was a massive oil spill in Alaska.
(informal) to tell somebody something that should be kept secret or private. We don't want to spill the beans yet. She made the mistake of spilling the tea on her sister's love life. spill (somebody’s) blood. (formal or literary) to kill or wound somebody. Nothing can justify spilling innocent blood. spill your guts (to somebody)
flow, run or fall out and become lost. “The milk spilled across the floor”. synonyms: run out. slop, splatter. cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container. see more. verb. cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container. “ spill the milk”.
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.
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.
SPILL definition: to pour liquid somewhere without intending to: . Learn more.
spill meaning, definition, what is spill: if you spill a liquid, or if it spills, ...: Learn more.
