Word: Spill
How to pronounce: spɪl
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Cause or allow (liquid) to flow over the edge of its container, especially unintentionally.
Example sentences: "You'll spill that tea if you're not careful"
2. Reveal (confidential information) to someone.
3. Cause to fall off a horse or bicycle.
4. (in the context of ball games) drop (the ball).
5. Let (wind) out of a sail, typically by slackening the sheets.
Noun
Definitions:
1. A quantity of liquid that has spilled or been spilled.
Example sentences: "Wipe up spills immediately"
2. A fall from a horse or bicycle.
Example sentences: "Granddad took a spill while riding the bay mare"
Noun
Definitions:
1. A thin strip of wood or paper used for lighting a fire, candle, pipe, etc.
Synonyms:
overflow
shed
pour
pour forth
run out
slop
splatter
splash
stain
leak
leakage
release
flood
inundation
uncover
expose
tell
fall
slip
tumble
talk
Derivations:
spillage
spillover
spilling
spilled
spillway
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Spill in Other Languages...
Spanish: Derrame
German: Verschütten
French: Déversement
Italian: Fuoriuscita
Turkish: Dökmek
