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spill¹ (sp

v. spilled or spilt (sp

lt), spill·ing, spills

v.tr.

1. To cause or allow (a substance) to run or fall out of a container.

2. To scatter (objects) from containment: spilled the armload of books on the desk.

3. To shed (blood).

4. Nautical

a. To relieve the pressure of wind on (a sail).

b. To cause or allow (wind) to be lost from a sail.

5. To cause to fall: The rider was spilled by his horse.

6. Informal To disclose (something previously unknown); divulge: The witness spilled all the details about the suspect.

v.intr.

1. To run or fall out of a container or containment.

2. To come to the ground suddenly and involuntarily.

3. To pour out or spread beyond limits: Fans spilled onto the playing field.

1. The act of spilling.

2. An amount spilled.

3. A fall, as from a horse.

4. A spillway.

[Middle English spillen, to shed blood, to spill, from Old English spillan, to kill.]

spiller n.

Word History: Crying over spilt milk is pointless because it cannot undo the damage, which in the literal sense of this phrase is trivial; but in the Middle Ages spill was used for actions that seem to demand tears. Old English spillan, the ancestor of Modern English spill, meant such things as "to destroy, mutilate, kill." The senses "to waste" and "to shed blood" connect these earlier uses with substances falling out of containers, often wastefully. But many people, castles, and fortunes were "spilled" before people started spilling milk, at least judging from the recorded evidence. Spill is first recorded in the sense "to cause a substance to fall out of a container" in a work composed in the 14th century. Since then most of the senses having to do with violent destruction have become obsolete or archaic, but we still speak of spilling blood, as well as milk, water, and gravy.

spill² (sp

1. A piece of wood or rolled paper used to light a fire.

2. A small peg or rod, especially one used as a plug; a spile.

[Middle English spille.]

spill¹

vb spills, spilling, spilt, spilled (mainly tr)

1. (when intr, usually foll by from, out of, etc.) to fall or cause to fall from or as from a container, esp unintentionally

2. to disgorge (contents, occupants, etc.) or (of contents, occupants, etc.) to be disgorged the car spilt its passengers onto the road the crowd spilt out of the theatre

3. (Medicine) to shed (blood)

4. Also spill the beans Informal to disclose something confidential

5. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical to let (wind) escape from a sail or (of the wind) to escape from a sail

1. Informal a fall or tumble

2. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) short for spillway

3. a spilling of liquid, etc., or the amount spilt

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Austral the declaring of several political jobs vacant when one higher up becomes so the Prime Minister's resignation could mean a Cabinet spill

[Old English spillan to destroy; related to spildan, Old High German spaltan to split; see spoil]

spiller n

spill²

1. a splinter of wood or strip of twisted paper with which pipes, fires, etc., are lit

2. (Engineering / Tools) a small peg or rod made of metal

[of Germanic origin; compare Old High German spilla, Middle Dutch spile stake]

Spill a small quantity of money—Johnson, 1755; a small amount of spilt liquid.

Examples: spill of heart’s blood, 1848; of money, 1707; of rain, 1888.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	spill - liquid that is spilled; "clean up the spills" liquid - fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
	2.	spill - a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction spillway, wasteweir conduit - a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass; "the computers were connected through a system of conduits"
	3.	spill - the act of allowing a fluid to escape spillage, release flow, stream - the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
	4.	spill - a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice" fall, tumble pratfall - a fall onto your buttocks wipeout - a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard) trip, slip - an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"
Verb	1.	spill - cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container; "spill the milk"; "splatter water" slop, splatter disgorge, shed, spill - cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" spill, run out - flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table"
	2.	spill - flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table" run out slop, spill, splatter - cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container; "spill the milk"; "splatter water" course, flow, run, feed - move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" brim over, overflow, well over, run over, overrun - flow or run over (a limit or brim)
	3.	spill - cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table" disgorge, shed seed - go to seed; shed seeds; "The dandelions went to seed" slop, spill, splatter - cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container; "spill the milk"; "splatter water" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
	4.	spill - pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities; "shed tears"; "spill blood"; "God shed His grace on Thee" pour forth, shed pour - cause to run; "pour water over the floor"
	5.	spill - reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details" talk babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, spill the beans, tattle, babble, talk, sing - divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" tell - let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late"
	6.	spill - reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail) sailing - riding in a sailboat cut down, reduce, trim back, trim down, cut, cut back, trim, bring down - cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

spill

verb

1. tip over, upset, overturn, capsize, knock over, topple over He always spilled the drinks.

2. shed, scatter, discharge, throw off, disgorge, spill or run over A number of bags had split and were spilling their contents.

3. slop, flow, pour, run, overflow, slosh, splosh It doesn't matter if red wine spills on this floor.

4. emerge, flood, pour, mill, stream, surge, swarm, crowd, teem When the bell rings, more than 1,000 children spill from the classrooms.

noun

spillage, flood, leak, leakage, overspill An oil spill could be devastating for wildlife.

spill someone's blood slay, kill, murder, destroy, waste (informal), do in (slang), take out (slang), execute, massacre, butcher, slaughter, dispatch, assassinate, eradicate, do away with, blow away (slang, chiefly U.S.), obliterate, knock off (slang), liquidate, annihilate, neutralize, exterminate, take (someone's) life, bump off (slang), extirpate, wipe from the face of the earth (informal) He is prepared to spill the blood of a million people.

spill the beans (Informal) blab, inform, squeal (slang), tell all, shop (slang, chiefly Brit.), sing (slang, chiefly U.S.), split (slang), grass (Brit. slang), give the game away, tattle, let the cat out of the bag, blow the gaff (Brit. slang), talk out of turn, spill your guts (slang), betray a secret He was ready to spill the beans about the whole affair.

Translations

spill¹ [spɪl] (spilled or spilt (pt, pp))

A. VT

1. [+ water, salt] → derramar, verter
you're spilling the milk → estás derramando la leche
you've spilled or spilt coffee on your shirt → te ha caído café en la camisa
she spilled or spilt wine all over the table → derramó el vino por toda la mesa
to spill the beans → descubrir el pastel, contarlo todo
see also cry B2

2. [+ rider] → hacer caer, desarzonar

B. VI → derramarse, verterse

C. N

1. (= fall) → caída f
to have a spill → sufrir una caída, tener un accidente

2. (= spillage) → vertido m

spill out

A. VI + ADV [liquid] → derramarse; [contents, objects] → desparramarse; [people] → salir en avalancha
the crowd spilled out into the streets → la gente salió a la calle en avalancha
the audience spilled out of the cinema → el público salió en masa del cine

B. VT + ADV → volcar (fig) → soltar

spill over VI + ADV [liquid] → derramarse; [cup, pan] → desbordarse
these problems spilled over into his private life → estos problemas llegaron a afectar su vida privada

spill² [spɪl] N (for lighting fire) → pajuela f

spill [ˈspɪl] [spilled] (pt, pp) [spilt] (pt, pp) (mainly British)

vt [+ liquid, salt, sand] → renverser, répandre
He spilled his coffee over his trousers → Il a renversé son café sur son pantalon.
to spill sb's blood → faire couler le sang de qn
to spill the beans (= let out a secret) → vendre la mèche > (= confess) → lâcher le morceau >

[liquid, salt, sand] → se répandre
The soup spilled all over the table → La soupe s'est répandue sur la table.

[people]
Children spilled from the classroooms → Des flots d'enfants sortaient des salles de classe.
Crowds started spilling out of bars → Des masses de gens commencèrent à sortir des bars.

[light] → se répandre
She opened the door and light spilled into the room → Elle ouvrit la porte et un flot de lumière se répandit dans la pièce.

n [liquid]
She wiped a spill of milkshake off the counter → Elle essuya le comptoir pour enlever du milkshake qui s'était renversé.

spill out

vt sep [+ problems, words] → déverser
He spilled out his problems to Philip → Il déversa ses problèmes auprès de Philip.

vi [words] → se déverser
The words spilled out in a rush → Les mots se déversaient avec précipitation.

spill over

[water] → déborder

spill¹ vb: pret, ptp <spilt (esp Brit) or spilled>

(= spilled liquid etc) → Lache f; oil spill → Ölkatastrophe f

(= fall) → Sturz m; to have a spill → stürzen

(= water, sand, salt etc) → verschütten; to spill somebody’s blood → jds Blut vergießen; to spill the beans → alles ausplaudern, plaudern; to spill the beans about something → etw ausplaudern

(horse) → abwerfen; the lorry spilled its load onto the road → die Ladung fiel vom Lastwagen herunter auf die Straße

vi → verschüttet werden; (large quantity) → sich ergießen; (tears) → strömen, laufen; (fig: people) → strömen; the milk spilled all over the carpet → die Milch war auf dem ganzen Teppich verschüttet; light spilled into the room → Licht strömte ins Zimmer; light spilled under the door → Licht drang durch den Türspalt herein

spill²

n (of wood) → (Kien)span m; (of paper) → Fidibus m

spill [spɪl] (spilled or spilt (pt, pp)) [spɪlt]

1. vt (gen) → rovesciare, versare; (blood) → spargere
to spill the beans (fam) → spiattellare tutto, vuotare il sacco

2. vi → rovesciarsi, versarsi

spill out

1. vi + adv → uscire fuori; (fall out) → cadere fuori
the audience spilt out of the cinema → gli spettatori si riversarono fuori dal cinema

2. vt + adv (contents) → rovesciare (fig) (story) → rivelare

spill over vi + adv to spill over (into) (liquid) → versarsi (in); (crowd) → riversarsi (in)

spill [spɪl] (spilled or spilt (pt, pp)) [spɪlt]

1. vt (gen) → rovesciare, versare; (blood) → spargere
to spill the beans (fam) → spiattellare tutto, vuotare il sacco

2. vi → rovesciarsi, versarsi

spill out

1. vi + adv → uscire fuori; (fall out) → cadere fuori
the audience spilt out of the cinema → gli spettatori si riversarono fuori dal cinema

2. vt + adv (contents) → rovesciare (fig) (story) → rivelare

spill over vi + adv to spill over (into) (liquid) → versarsi (in); (crowd) → riversarsi (in)

spill

v spill [spil]

to (cause something to) fall or run out (usually accidentally) He spilt milk on the floor; Vegetables spilled out of the burst bag. mors يُريق، يَدلُق разливам (се) rozlít; vysypat se spilde; vælte ud verschütten,sich ergießen χύνω, χύνομαι derramar, verter maha loksutama, maha pillama, kukkuma سرازير شدن؛ ريختن läikyttää, pudota (se) renverser/répandre לִשפּוֹך छलकना, फैल जाना proliti, prosuti kiloccsan(t) mencecerkan hella niður, hellast versare; rovesciare, rovesciarsi こぼす 엎지르다 iš(si)pilti, iš(si)lieti (netīšām) izliet; izšļakstīt; izšļakstīties tumpah (doen) overlopen søle, renne ut/over rozlewać (się) entornar(-se) a (se) revărsa; a (se) răsturna проливать(ся); рассыпать(ся) rozliať (sa), vysypať (sa) razliti (se) prosuti spilla ทำให้หก dökmek; dökülüp saçılmak 灑，跌落 розливати(ся); розсипати(ся) چھلکنا làm tràn, làm đổ 洒，跌落

spill the beans

to give away a secret By Monday it was evident that someone had spilled the beans to the newspapers. geheim uitlap يَكْشِف السِّر издавам тайна všechno vyzradit snakke over sig alles ausplaudern βγάζω όλα τα μυστικά στη φόρα descubrir el pastel saladust välja lobisema فاش كردن اسرار paljastaa salaisuus vendre la mèche לְגָלוֹת סוֹד रहस्य बता देना odati tajnu kikotyog vmit membuka rahasia leysa frá skjóðunni (vuotare il sacco), (svelare un segreto) 秘密をもらす 무심코 비밀을 누설하다 išplepėti paslaptį izpļāpāt membocorkan rahsia alles verklappen plapre ut med, røpe wypaplać tajemnicę dar com a língua nos dentes a divulga un secret разбалтывать секрет všetko prezradiť izdati skrivnost izbrbljati tajnu prata bredvid mun เปิดเผยความลับ sır açıklamak, yumurtlamak 不慎泄漏 розголосити секрет راز کھولنا để lọt tin tức ra ngoài 不慎泄漏

spill → ينسكب rozlít spilde verschütten χύνω derramar läikyttää renverser proliti versare こぼす ...을 엎지르다 morsen søle rozlać derramar проливать spilla ทำหก dökmek làm đổ 溢出

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