spill
spill /sp'ɪl/ (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 [VERB] V adv/prep, V n, V n adv/prep, also V
If a liquid spills or if you spill it, it accidentally flows over the edge of a container.
70,000 tonnes of oil spilled from the tanker...
He always spilled the drinks...
Don't spill water on your suit.
2 [N-COUNT] usu with supp
A spill is an amount of liquid that has spilled from a container.
She wiped a spill of milkshake off the counter...
An oil spill could be devastating for wildlife.
3 [VERB] V n, V adv/prep
If the contents of a bag, box, or other container spill or are spilled, they come out of the container onto a surface.
A number of bags had split and were spilling their contents...
He carefully balanced the satchel so that its contents would not spill out onto the floor.
4 [VERB] V adv/prep
If people or things spill out of a place, they come out of it in large numbers.
Tears began to spill out of the boy's eyes...
5
to spill the beans: see bean
thrills and spills: see thrillspill out
[PHRASAL VERB] V P, V P n (not pron), also V n P
If you spill out information or if it spills out, you tell someone about it in a hurried way, because you cannot or do not want to keep it secret.
The words spilled out in a rush...
He was tempted to spill out his problems to Philip.
American English uses the form spilled as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either spilled or spilt.
1 [VERB] V adv/prep, V n, V n adv/prep, also V
If a liquid spills or if you spill it, it accidentally flows over the edge of a container.
70,000 tonnes of oil spilled from the tanker...
He always spilled the drinks...
Don't spill water on your suit.
2 [N-COUNT] usu with supp
A spill is an amount of liquid that has spilled from a container.
She wiped a spill of milkshake off the counter...
An oil spill could be devastating for wildlife.
3 [VERB] V n, V adv/prep
If the contents of a bag, box, or other container spill or are spilled, they come out of the container onto a surface.
A number of bags had split and were spilling their contents...
He carefully balanced the satchel so that its contents would not spill out onto the floor.
4 [VERB] V adv/prep
If people or things spill out of a place, they come out of it in large numbers.
Tears began to spill out of the boy's eyes...
5
to spill the beans: see bean
thrills and spills: see thrillspill out
[PHRASAL VERB] V P, V P n (not pron), also V n P
If you spill out information or if it spills out, you tell someone about it in a hurried way, because you cannot or do not want to keep it secret.
The words spilled out in a rush...
He was tempted to spill out his problems to Philip.