Spill
WordNet
noun
(1) A sudden drop from an upright position
"He had a nasty spill on the ice"
(2) The act of allowing a fluid to escape
(3) A channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
(4) Liquid that is spilled
"Clean up the spills"
verb
(5) Reveal information
"If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"
"The former employee spilled all the details"
(6) Cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over
"Spill the beans all over the table"
(7) 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"
(8) Cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
"Spill the milk"
"Splatter water"
(9) Flow, run or fall out and become lost
"The milk spilled across the floor"
"The wine spilled onto the table"
WiktionaryText
Verb
- To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to pour.
- I spilled some sticky juice onto the kitchen floor.
- To spread out or fall out, as above
- Some sticky juice spilled onto the kitchen floor.
Noun
- A mess of something that has been dropped.
- A fall or stumble.
- The bruise is from a bad spill he had last week.
- A small stick or piece of paper used to light a candle, cigarette etc by the transfer of a flame from a fire.
- 2008, Elizabeth Bear, Ink and Steel: A Novel of the Promethean Age:
- Kit froze with the pipe between his teeth, the relit spill pressed to the weed within it.
- 2008, Elizabeth Bear, Ink and Steel: A Novel of the Promethean Age: