spill

[spill]

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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A bit of wood split off; a splinter.

Noun
a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice"

Noun
the act of allowing a fluid to escape

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

Noun
liquid that is spilled; "clean up the spills"

Verb
reveal information; "If you don''t oblige me, I''ll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details"

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Verb
cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table"

Verb
pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities; "shed tears"; "spill blood"; "God shed His grace on Thee"

Verb
cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container; "spill the milk"; "splatter water"

Verb
flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table"


n.
A bit of wood split off; a splinter.

n.
A slender piece of anything.

n.
A peg or pin for plugging a hole, as in a cask; a spile.

n.
A metallic rod or pin.

n.
A small roll of paper, or slip of wood, used as a lamplighter, etc.

n.
One of the thick laths or poles driven horizontally ahead of the main timbering in advancing a level in loose ground.

n.
A little sum of money.

v. t.
To cover or decorate with slender pieces of wood, metal, ivory, etc.; to inlay.

v. t.
To destroy; to kill; to put an end to.

v. t.
To mar; to injure; to deface; hence, to destroy by misuse; to waste.

v. t.
To suffer to fall or run out of a vessel; to lose, or suffer to be scattered; -- applied to fluids and to substances whose particles are small and loose; as, to spill water from a pail; to spill quicksilver from a vessel; to spill powder from a paper; to spill sand or flour.

v. t.
To cause to flow out and be lost or wasted; to shed, or suffer to be shed, as in battle or in manslaughter; as, a man spills another's blood, or his own blood.

v. t.
To relieve a sail from the pressure of the wind, so that it can be more easily reefed or furled, or to lessen the strain.

v. i.
To be destroyed, ruined, or wasted; to come to ruin; to perish; to waste.

v. i.
To be shed; to run over; to fall out, and be lost or wasted.


Spill

Spill , n. [&root;170. Cf. Spell a splinter.] 1. A bit of wood split off; a splinter. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] 2. A slender piece of anything. Specifically: -- (a) A peg or pin for plugging a hole, as in a cask; a spile. (b) A metallic rod or pin. (c) A small roll of paper, or slip of wood, used as a lamplighter, etc. (d) (Mining) One of the thick laths or poles driven horizontally ahead of the main timbering in advancing a level in loose ground. 3. A little sum of money. [Obs.] Ayliffe.

Spill

Spill, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spilt ; p. pr. & vb. n. Spilling.] To cover or decorate with slender pieces of wood, metal, ivory, etc.; to inlay. [Obs.] Spenser.

Spill

Spill , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spilled , or Spilt ; p. pr. & vb. n. Spilling.] [OE. spillen,sually, to destroy, AS. spillan, spildan, to destroy; akin to Icel. spilla to destroy, Sw. spilla to spill, Dan. spilde,G. & D. spillen to squander, OHG. spildan.] 1. To destroy; to kill; to put an end to. [Obs.]
And gave him to the queen, all at her will To choose whether she would him save or spill.
Greater glory think [it] to save than spill.
2. To mar; to injure; to deface; hence, to destroy by misuse; to waste. [Obs.]
They [the colors] disfigure the stuff and spill the whole workmanship.
Spill not the morning, the quintessence of day, in recreations.
3. To suffer to fall or run out of a vessel; to lose, or suffer to be scattered; -- applied to fluids and to substances whose particles are small and loose; as, to spill water from a pail; to spill quicksilver from a vessel; to spill powder from a paper; to spill sand or flour. &hand; Spill differs from pour in expressing accidental loss, -- a loss or waste contrary to purpose. 4. To cause to flow out and be lost or wasted; to shed, or suffer to be shed, as in battle or in manslaughter; as, a man spills another's blood, or his own blood.
And to revenge his blood so justly spilt.
5. (Naut.) To relieve a sail from the pressure of the wind, so that it can be more easily reefed or furled, or to lessen the strain. Spilling line (Naut.), a rope used for spilling, or dislodging, the wind from the belly of a sail. Totten.

Spill

Spill, v. i. 1. To be destroyed, ruined, or wasted; to come to ruin; to perish; to waste. [Obs.]
That thou wilt suffer innocents to spill.
2. To be shed; to run over; to fall out, and be lost or wasted. "He was so topful of himself, that he let it spill on all the company." I. Watts.

A bit of wood split off; a splinter.

To cover or decorate with slender pieces of wood, metal, ivory, etc.; to inlay.

To destroy; to kill; to put an end to.

To be destroyed, ruined, or wasted; to come to ruin; to perish; to waste.

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Usage Examples

The way I become friends with somebody is a slow process. You can't just spill your guts and tell them everything about yourself and expect them to listen and understand you because you don't know them. It's the same thing with a relationship.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Liability does apply with respect to the amount of the oil spill.

New Yorkers love it when you spill your guts out there. Spill your guts at Wimbledon and they make you stop and clean it up.

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