Dictionary Definition
spill
Noun
1 liquid that is spilled; "clean up the
spills"
2 a channel that carries excess water over or
around a dam or other obstruction [syn: spillway, wasteweir]
Verb
1 cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or
flow from a container; "spill the milk"; "splatter water" [syn:
slop, splatter]
2 flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The
milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table"
[syn: run
out]
3 cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or
run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table" [syn:
shed, disgorge]
4 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" [syn: shed, pour
forth]
5 reveal information; "If you don't oblige me,
I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details" [syn:
talk] [also: spilt]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
spillan.Pronunciation
- /spɪl/
- Rhymes with: -ɪl
Verb
Translations
transitive: to drop something so that it spreads
out
intransitive: to spread out or fall out
Noun
Norwegian
Swedish
Noun
- Waste, unusable surplus material.
Verb
- Imperative of spilla.
Extensive Definition
Spill may refer to:
- Spill (UK band), a dance duo
- Daniel Spill (1832–1887), English entrepreneur
- Oil spill
- Data spill
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Mystik tape, Scotch tape, accident, acknowledge, adhesive tape,
admit, admit everything,
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tape, girdle, give away,
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on, let slip, lid, light, lighter, ligula, ligule, list, lose, masking tape, open up, out
with it, outpouring,
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plug, plunge, portfire, pour out, pour over,
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