spill


Definition: Meaning of, spill in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / spɪl /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
spill spilt, spilled spilt, spilled
Present Participle Third Person Singular
spilling spills
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  1. [intransitive and transitive] if you spill a liquid, or if it spills, it accidentally flows over the edge of a container [↪  pour]
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  2. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if people or things spill out of somewhere, they move or fall out in large numbers [=  pour]
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  3. spill the beans informal to tell something that someone else wanted you to keep a secret
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  4. spill your guts American English informal to tell someone all about your private life, or about a personal secret
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  5. spill blood literary to kill or wound people
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Singular Plural
spill spills
  1. [uncountable and countable] when you spill something, or an amount of something that is spilled
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  2. [countable] a fall from a horse, bicycle etc
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spill used in phrases

spill used in phrasal verbs

  • spill over (phrasal verb)
    1. to spread to other areas
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