spill

1 of 3

verb

ˈspil

spilled ˈspild How to pronounce spill (audio)

ˈspilt

also spilt ˈspilt How to pronounce spill (audio)

; spilling

transitive verb

: to cause or allow especially accidentally or unintentionally to fall, flow, or run out so as to be lost or wasted

: to cause (blood) to be lost by wounding

archaic : kill, destroy

: to let out : divulge

spill a secret

: to relieve (a sail) from the pressure of the wind so as to reef or furl it

: to relieve the pressure of (wind) on a sail by coming about or by adjusting the sail with lines

: to throw off or out

a horse spilled him

intransitive verb

: to flow, run, or fall out, over, or off and become wasted, scattered, or lost

water spilling over the dam

: to cause or allow something to spill

: to spread profusely or beyond bounds

crowds spilled into the streets

: to fall from one's place (as on a horse)

spillable

ˈspi-lə-bəl How to pronounce spill (audio)

adjective

spiller noun

spill

2 of 3

noun (1)

: the act or an instance of spilling

especially : a fall from a horse or vehicle or an erect position

: something spilled

spill

3 of 3

noun (2)

: a wooden splinter

: a small roll or twist of paper or slip of wood for lighting a fire

Kids Definition

spill 1 of 2

verb

ˈspil

spilled

ˈspild

also spilt

ˈspilt

; spilling

: to cause or allow to fall, flow, or run out so as to be wasted or scattered

I knocked the glass over and spilled my milk.

: to flow or run out, over, or off and become wasted or scattered

The milk spilled.

So I always go as far as the ford, where the river spills across the path …

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Shiloh

: to cause (blood) to flow by wounding

: to make known

I accidentally spilled the secret.

spill

2 of 2

noun

: an act of spilling

: a fall especially from a horse or vehicle

: something spilled

Please mop up the spill on the floor.

spill 1 of 2

verb

as in to reveal

to make known (as information previously kept secret) the actor's butler spilled the secret to a tabloid for $40,000

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

reveal
disclose
discover
uncover
tell
expose
share
leak
divulge
announce
bare
unveil
spill the beans (about)
unmask
unbosom
confide
bring to light
uncloak
publish
let on (about)
post
let the cat out of the bag (about)
proclaim
go public (with)
own
declare
confess
promulgate
advertise
betray
publicize
blaze
acknowledge
bring out
impart
inform
blab
unearth
show up
broadcast
debunk
sound
relate
communicate
talk
smoke out
undrape
give away
admit
placard
unclothe
squeal
concede
rake up
avow
disinter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

conceal
hide
veil
cover (up)
mask
disguise
cloak
camouflage
shroud
enshroud
varnish
whitewash
overshadow
shade
gild
obscure
eclipse
darken
cloud
gloss (over)
becloud
overcast
bedim
befog

spill

2 of 2

noun

as in tumble

the act of going down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily she tripped over the toy and had a nasty spill on the stairs

Synonyms & Similar Words

tumble
stumble
fall
slip
trip
slide
dive
plunge
skid
misstep
pratfall
header
descent
free-fall

单词	spill
释义	spill 1 of 3 verb ˈspil spilled ˈspild ˈspilt also spilt ˈspilt ; spilling transitive verb 1 : to cause or allow especially accidentally or unintentionally to fall, flow, or run out so as to be lost or wasted 2 a : to cause (blood) to be lost by wounding b archaic : kill, destroy 3 : to let out : divulge spill a secret 4 a : to relieve (a sail) from the pressure of the wind so as to reef or furl it b : to relieve the pressure of (wind) on a sail by coming about or by adjusting the sail with lines 5 : to throw off or out a horse spilled him intransitive verb 1 a : to flow, run, or fall out, over, or off and become wasted, scattered, or lost water spilling over the dam b : to cause or allow something to spill 2 : to spread profusely or beyond bounds crowds spilled into the streets 3 : to fall from one's place (as on a horse) spillable ˈspi-lə-bəl adjective spiller noun spill 2 of 3 noun (1) 1 : the act or an instance of spilling especially : a fall from a horse or vehicle or an erect position 2 : something spilled spill 3 of 3 noun (2) 1 : a wooden splinter 2 : a small roll or twist of paper or slip of wood for lighting a fire Phrases spill one's guts : to divulge especially personal information spill the beans : to divulge secret or hidden information Synonyms Verb bare disclose discover divulge expose let on (about) reveal tell unbosom uncloak uncover unmask unveil Noun (1) fall slip stumble tumble See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb I accidentally spilled coffee all over my new suit. Clean up the flour you spilled on the floor. a puddle of spilled water Water spilled over the dam. She opened the door and light spilled into the room. an interviewer who gets celebrities to spill their secrets Come on, spill it. Who gave you the money? See More Word History Etymology Verb Middle English, from Old English spillan; akin to Old English spildan to destroy and perhaps to Latin spolium animal skin, Greek sphallein to cause to fall Noun (2) Middle English spille; akin to Middle Low German spīle thin stick, peg First Known Use Verb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2b Noun (1) circa 1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun (2) 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing spill spill the beans spill one's guts spill out take a spill spill the beans spill one's guts spill out take a spill Kids Definition spill 1 of 2 verb ˈspil spilled ˈspild also spilt ˈspilt ; spilling 1 : to cause or allow to fall, flow, or run out so as to be wasted or scattered I knocked the glass over and spilled my milk. 2 : to flow or run out, over, or off and become wasted or scattered The milk spilled. So I always go as far as the ford, where the river spills across the path … Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Shiloh 3 : to cause (blood) to flow by wounding 4 : to make known I accidentally spilled the secret. spill 2 of 2 noun 1 : an act of spilling 2 : a fall especially from a horse or vehicle 3 : something spilled Please mop up the spill on the floor. spill 1 of 2 verb as in to reveal to make known (as information previously kept secret) the actor's butler spilled the secret to a tabloid for $40,000 Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance reveal disclose discover uncover tell expose share leak divulge announce bare unveil spill the beans (about) unmask unbosom confide bring to light uncloak publish let on (about) post let the cat out of the bag (about) proclaim go public (with) own declare confess promulgate advertise betray publicize blaze acknowledge bring out impart inform blab unearth show up broadcast debunk sound relate communicate talk smoke out undrape give away admit placard unclothe squeal concede rake up avow disinter Antonyms & Near Antonyms conceal hide veil cover (up) mask disguise cloak camouflage shroud enshroud varnish whitewash overshadow shade gild obscure eclipse darken cloud gloss (over) becloud overcast bedim befog See More spill 2 of 2 noun as in tumble the act of going down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily she tripped over the toy and had a nasty spill on the stairs Synonyms & Similar Words tumble stumble fall slip trip slide dive plunge skid misstep pratfall header descent free-fall Phrases Containing spill spill the beans spill the beans (about) spill the beans spill the beans (about)
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spill

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