transitive verb spilled or spilt, spilling
- to allow or cause, esp. unintentionally or accidentally, to run, fall, or flow over from a container, usually so as to result in loss or waste: who spilled the milk?
- to shed (blood)
- to empty the wind from (a sail)
- to lessen the pressure of (wind) on a sail
- to scatter at random from a receptacle or container
- to cause or allow (a rider, load, etc.) to fall off; throw off
- Informal to let (something secret) become known; divulge
- Obsolete
- to kill
- to destroy or ruin
- to squander; waste
intransitive verb
to be spilled from a container; overflow; run out