Spill Definition
spĭl
spilled, spilling, spills, spilt
verb
spilled, spilling, spills, spilt
To allow or cause, esp. unintentionally or accidentally, to run, fall, or flow over from a container, usually so as to result in loss or waste.
Who spilled the milk?
Webster's New World
To shed (blood).
American Heritage
To cause or allow (a rider, load, etc.) to fall off; throw off.
Webster's New World
To scatter at random from a receptacle or container.
Webster's New World
To lessen the pressure of (wind) on (a sail) as by reducing the area of sail being acted upon.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
spills
The act of spilling.
Webster's New World
The amount spilled.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
A fall or tumble, as from a horse or from a vertical position.
Webster's New World
A spillway.
American Heritage
idiom
spill one's guts
- to divulge everything one knows or reveal all one's personal problems
Webster's New World
spill over
- to overflow in superabundance or excess
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Spill
- spill one's guts
- spill over
Origin of Spill
Middle English spillen to shed blood, to spill from Old English spillan to kill
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Old English spillan.
From Wiktionary
Middle English spille
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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