to spill blood

  • 21spill — [[t]spɪ̱l[/t]] spills, spilling, spilled, spilt (American English uses the form spilled as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either spilled or spilt.) 1) V ERG If a liquid spills or if you spill it, it accidentally flows… …

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  • 22spill — 01. I accidentally [spilled] coffee all over my wife s new blouse. 02. My daughter had a nasty [spill] on her bicycle, and scratched up her arms and face. 03. Be careful you don t [spill] the wine on the rug; it ll stain. 04. Thirty three… …

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  • 23spill — 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… …

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  • 24spill´er — spill1 «spihl», verb, spilled or spilt, spill|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to let (liquid or any matter in loose pieces) run or fall: »to spill milk, to spill salt. 2. to scatter; disperse …

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  • 25spill´a|ble — spill1 «spihl», verb, spilled or spilt, spill|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to let (liquid or any matter in loose pieces) run or fall: »to spill milk, to spill salt. 2. to scatter; disperse …

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  • 26spill — 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… …

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  • 27spill — {{11}}spill (n.) 1845, originally a throw from a horse, from SPILL (Cf. spill) (v.). {{12}}spill (v.) O.E. spillan destroy, kill, variant of spildan, from P.Gmc. *spelthijanan (Cf. O.H.G. spildan to spill, O.S. spildian, O.N. spilla to destroy, M …

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  • 28spill — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Spill is used after these nouns: ↑oil, ↑tanker {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ almost ▪ accidentally ▪ out, over …

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  • 29blood — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cold, hot, warm ▪ clotted, congealed, dried ▪ fresh ▪ arterial …

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  • 30blood */*/*/ — UK [blʌd] / US noun [uncountable] 1) the red liquid that flows around inside your body Oxygen and other vital substances are all carried in the blood. His face was covered in blood. give/donate blood (= allow doctors to take blood from your body… …

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