Spill Very Common

Spill has 12 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions

Noun

liquid that is spilled

"clean up the spills"

spill

a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction

"When the reservoir levels rose too high, engineers opened the spillway to safely release the excess floodwater."

spillway spill wasteweir

the act of allowing a fluid to escape

"The glass slipped from my hand and spilled its contents onto the floor."

spill spillage release

a sudden drop from an upright position

"he had a nasty spill on the ice"

spill tumble fall

A mess of something that has been dropped.

"The cat knocked over a bowl of milk and spilled it all across the kitchen floor."

In plain English: A spill is an accident where something falls over and makes a mess on the floor.

"The coffee cup fell and made quite a spill on his shirt."

Verb

cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container

"spill the milk"

"splatter water"

spill slop splatter

flow, run or fall out and become lost

"The milk spilled across the floor"

"The wine spilled onto the table"

spill run out

cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over

"spill the beans all over the table"

spill shed disgorge

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"

spill shed pour forth

reveal information

"If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"

"The former employee spilled all the details"

spill talk

reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)

"The sailor had to spill some wind from the mainsail before it began to tear."

spill

To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour.

"The clumsy waiter spilled the hot coffee all over the customer's lap."

In plain English: To spill means to accidentally knock something over so that its liquid contents flow out and make a mess.

"I accidentally spilled my coffee on the table when I bumped into someone."

Usage: Use the verb spill when describing an accidental overflow, such as spilling coffee on the floor, rather than intentionally pouring liquid from one container to another. The noun form refers specifically to the resulting puddle or scattered contents left after a spill occurs.

Example Sentences

"The coffee cup fell and made quite a spill on his shirt." noun

"I accidentally spilled my coffee on the table when I bumped into someone." verb

"He spilled his coffee on the white carpet when he stood up too quickly." verb

"The wind blew hard enough to spill sand from the open bag onto the beach." verb

"Please do not let the water spill out of the bucket while you carry it." verb

Origin

Spill comes from Old English words meaning "to kill" or "destroy," which originally referred to wasting something rather than liquid. Over time, the sense of ruining or destroying shifted into its modern usage for spilling liquids.

Rhyming Words

ill kill cill vill will fill till lill bill sill pill gill yill nill rill dill zill mill hill jill

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