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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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSPILL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

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

   • 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: Korean Translation

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

   • Spill: Arabic Translation

     spill translate: يُريق / يَدلُق. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Spill: Russian Translation

     SPILL translate: проливать . Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Spill: French Translation

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

   • Spill Spanish Translation

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

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   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.

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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.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySPILL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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

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   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”.

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

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