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

Synonyms

slop splatter

Examples

"spill the beans all over the table"

Used in print

(Time, 77: 3...)

Soon after Loper leaked the news that Frankie had ordered `` two of everything '' just `` in_case he spills anything '' , Frankie got so mad at the chic designer that he vowed he would not wear a stitch of Loper clothing .

Related terms

move seed shedder

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

Synonyms

disgorge shed

Examples

"spill the beans all over the table"

Used in print

(Ruth F. Rosevear, "North Country School Cares for...)

To solve the problem of the wheat grains spilling on the floor and getting underfoot , a ball of maple_syrup boiled to candy consistency was invented to hold the grains .

Related terms

move seed

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

Examples

"spill the milk" "splatter water"

Used in print

(Amber Dean, Encounter with Evil....)

It was dark inside the room but enough light spilled from the restaurant behind her to enable her to make_out a round_table with a green cloth top .

Related terms

move run

4
[ noun ] liquid that is spilled

Examples

"clean up the spills"

Related terms

liquid

5
[ verb ] reveal information

Synonyms

talk

Examples

"If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!" "The former employee spilled all the details"

Related terms

tell tattle

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[ noun ] the act of allowing a fluid to escape

Synonyms

release spillage

Related terms

flow turn

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[ verb ] flow, run or fall out and become lost, as of a liquid

Synonyms

run_out

Examples

"The milk spilled across the floor" "The wine spilled onto the table"

Related terms

run overflow

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[ verb ] pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities

Synonyms

shed pour_forth

Examples

"shed tears" "spill blood" "God shed His grace on Thee"

Related terms

pour

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

Synonyms

wasteweir spillway

Related terms

conduit conduit

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[ noun ] a sudden drop from an upright position

Synonyms

fall tumble

Examples

"he had a nasty spill on the ice"

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