spill

spill
[[t]spɪ̱l[/t]]
spills, spilling, spilled, spilt
(American English uses the form spilled as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either spilled or spilt.)
1) V-ERG If a liquid spills or if you spill it, it accidentally flows over the edge of a container.

[V adv/prep] 70,000 tonnes of oil spilled from the tanker.

[V adv/prep] ...water behind a dam, getting ready to spill over...

[V n] He always spilled the drinks...

[V n adv/prep] Don't spill water on your suit. [Also V]

2) N-COUNT: usu with supp A spill is an amount of liquid that has spilled from a container.

She wiped a spill of milkshake off the counter...

An oil spill could be devastating for wildlife.

3) V-ERG If the contents of a bag, box, or other container spill or are spilled, they come out of the container onto a surface.

[V n] A number of bags had split and were spilling their contents...

[V adv/prep] He carefully balanced the satchel so that its contents would not spill out onto the floor.

4) VERB If people or things spill out of a place, they come out of it in large numbers.

[V adv/prep] Tears began to spill out of the boy's eyes...

[V adv/prep] When the bell rings, more than 1,000 children spill from classrooms.

5) V-ERG If light spills or is spilled into a place, it shines brightly into it, usually through a gap.

[V adv/prep] She noticed the light spilling under Brian's door...

[V n adv/prep] The door swung open again, spilling light into the cell.

6) PHRASE: V inflects If you spill someone's blood, you kill them or wound them. [WRITTEN]

He is prepared to spill the blood of a million people...

If blood is spilled the countries will be at war.

7) to spill the beans → see bean
thrills and spills → see thrill
Phrasal Verbs:

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  • 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spill — may refer to:* Spill (UK band), a dance duo * Daniel Spill (1832–1887), English entrepreneur * Oil spill * Data spill * Leadership spill …   Wikipedia

  • spill — Ⅰ. spill [1] ► VERB (past and past part. spilt or spilled) 1) flow or cause to flow over the edge of a container. 2) move or empty out from a place. 3) informal reveal (confidential information). ► NOUN …   English terms dictionary

  • spill — spill; spill·able; spill·age; spill·flö·te; spill·ing; …   English syllables

  • Spill — Spill, v. i. 1. To be destroyed, ruined, or wasted; to come to ruin; to perish; to waste. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] That thou wilt suffer innocents to spill. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To be shed; to run over; to fall out, and be lost or wasted. He… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • spill — ‘let fall’ [OE] and spill ‘thin piece of wood’ are distinct words. The former originally meant ‘destroy, kill’; the modern sense ‘allow liquid to pour out or fall’, which did not emerge until the 14th century, arose as a rather grisly metaphor… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • spill — ‘let fall’ [OE] and spill ‘thin piece of wood’ are distinct words. The former originally meant ‘destroy, kill’; the modern sense ‘allow liquid to pour out or fall’, which did not emerge until the 14th century, arose as a rather grisly metaphor… …   Word origins

  • Spill — Spill, n. [[root]170. Cf. {Spell} a splinter.] 1. A bit of wood split off; a splinter. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. A slender piece of anything. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) A peg or pin for plugging a hole, as in a cask; a spile.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • spill — [v1] slop, drop discharge, disgorge, dribble, drip, empty, flow, lose, overfill, overflow, overrun, overturn, pour, run, run out, run over, scatter, shed, spill over, splash, splatter, spray, sprinkle, spurt, squirt, stream, throw off, upset,… …   New thesaurus

  • spill — spill1 [spil] vt. spilled or spilt, spilling [ME spillen < OE spillan, to destroy, squander, akin to MHG spillen, to split < IE base * (s)p(h)el , to split, split off > SPALL, L spolium] 1. to allow or cause, esp. unintentionally or… …   English World dictionary

  • 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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