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spill



spill [spill spills spilled spilt spilling] verb, noun BrE [spɪl] NAmE [spɪl]
verb (spilled, spilled)(BrE also spilt, spiltBrE [spɪlt] ; NAmE [spɪlt] )
1. intransitive, transitive (especially of liquid)to flow over the edge of a container by accident; to make liquid do this
Water had spilled out of the bucket onto the floor.
The bag split, and sugar spilled everywhere.
~ sth He startled her and made her spill her drink.
Thousands of gallons of crude oil were spilled into the ocean.
I managed to carry three full glasses without spilling a drop.
2. intransitive + adv./prep. (of people)to come out of a place in large numbers and spread out
The doors opened and people spilled into the street.
• (figurative)Light spilled from the windows.
Rem: or
more at cry over spilt milk at cry v.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
n. sense 1 and n. sense 3 v. Old English spillan ‘kill, destroy, waste, shed (blood)’ n. sense 2 Middle English ‘sharp fragment of wood’

Example Bank:
After the clubs closed, the drinkers spilled out into the streets.
He nodded, his tears spilling over.
He opened the curtains, letting the morning light spill into the room.
I accidentally spilled my drink all over him.
Idioms:spill blood spill the beans spill your guts
Derived:spill out spill over spill something out
 
noun
1. (also formal spill·age)countable, uncountable an act of letting a liquid come or fall out of a container; the amount of liquid that comes or falls out
Many seabirds died as a result of the oil spill.
I wiped up the coffee spills on the table.
2. countable a long match, or a thin piece of twisted paper, used for lighting fires, oil lamps, etc.
3. countable, usually singular a fall, especially from a bicycle or a boat
to take a spill
see thrills and spills at thrill n.

Word Origin:
n. sense 1 and n. sense 3 v. Old English spillan ‘kill, destroy, waste, shed (blood)’ n. sense 2 Middle English ‘sharp fragment of wood’
 
See also:spillage

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