Spill definition
When you tumble down stairs, this is an example of when you take a spill.
When you knock over your glass and soda goes everywhere, the soda is an example of a spill.
When all of the pennies come out of the penny jar and onto the table, this is an example of when they spill out onto a table.
When a pot overflows and water comes over the edge, this is an example of when water spills over.
When you accidentally knock over the glass containing your soda, this is an example of when you spill.
When you accidentally blurt out your friend's secret to her husband, this is an example of when you spill the secret.
When a huge crowd all leaves a movie theatre at once, this is an example of when the crowd spills out.
The rider was spilled by his horse.
The witness spilled all the details about the suspect.
Fans spilled onto the playing field.
Who spilled the milk?
Some sticky juice spilled onto the kitchen floor.
- A peg or pin for plugging a hole, as in a cask; a spile.
- A metallic rod or pin.
Spilled the armload of books on the desk.
- to divulge everything one knows or reveal all one's personal problems
- to overflow in superabundance or excess
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
Origin of spill
- Middle English spillen to shed blood, to spill from Old English spillan to kill
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English spille
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Old English spillan.
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