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31spill — 1. v. & n. v. (past and past part. spilt or spilled) 1 intr. & tr. fall or run or cause (a liquid, powder, etc.) to fall or run out of a vessel, esp. unintentionally. 2 a tr. & intr. throw (a person etc.) from a vehicle, saddle, etc. b intr. (esp …
32spill out — verb be disgorged (Freq. 3) The crowds spilled out into the streets • Syn: ↑spill over, ↑pour out • Hypernyms: ↑pour, ↑swarm, ↑stream, ↑teem, ↑ …
33spill — Ⅰ. spill [1] ► VERB (past and past part. spilt or spilled) 1) flow or cause to flow over the edge of a container. 2) move or empty out from a place. 3) informal reveal (confidential information). ► NOUN …
34Spill — Spill, v. i. 1. To be destroyed, ruined, or wasted; to come to ruin; to perish; to waste. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] That thou wilt suffer innocents to spill. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To be shed; to run over; to fall out, and be lost or wasted. He… …
35spill|o|ver — «SPIHL OH vuhr», noun. 1. the act of spilling or running over, as beyond certain limits: »Inaccurately aimed low power bombs could cause a spillover of nuclear destruction to civilian areas (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists). 2. something that… …
36spill — The form for the past tense and past participle is spilled or spilt: • He nearly spilled his drink John Updike, 1988 • The lounge boy…left too much change on the table and a puddle where he d spilt the Coke Roddy Doyle, 1990 • Other… …
37spill — I n. accidental pouring 1) an oil spill fall 2) to take a spill (from a horse) 3) a nasty spill II v. 1) (D; tr.) to spill all over, on (I spilled the milk all over her) 2) (d; intr.) ( to pour ) to spill into (the crowd was spilling into the… …
38spill — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Spill is used after these nouns: ↑oil, ↑tanker {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ almost ▪ accidentally ▪ out, over …
39spill — spill1 spillable, adj., n. /spil/, v., spilled or spilt, spilling, n. v.t. 1. to cause or allow to run or fall from a container, esp. accidentally or wastefully: to spill a bag of marbles; to spill milk. 2. to shed (blood), as in killing or… …
40spill — I [[t]spɪl[/t]] v. spilled spilt, spill•ing, 1) to cause or allow to run or fall from a container, esp. accidentally or wastefully: to spill a glass of milk[/ex] 2) to shed (blood), as in killing or wounding 3) to scatter: to spill papers all… …
