1. Cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
   "spill the milk";
   - slop, splatter
    
2. Flow, run or fall out and become lost
   "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table";
   - run out
    
3. Cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over
   "spill the beans all over the table";
   - shed, disgorge
    
4. Pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities
   "spill blood";
   - shed, pour forth
    
5. Reveal information
   "The former employee spilled all the details";
   - talk
    
6. (sailing) reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)
   "The crew spilled the mainsail to slow the boat"

1. Liquid that is spilled
   "clean up the spills"
    
2. The act of allowing a fluid to escape
   "The oil spill caused significant environmental damage";
   - spillage, release
    
3. A sudden drop from an upright position
   "he had a nasty spill on the ice";
   - tumble, fall
    
4. A channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
   "During the flood, the dam's spill prevented overflow";
   - spillway, wasteweir
    
5. A thin piece of wood or rolled paper used to light a fire
   "He used a spill to transfer the flame from the fireplace to the candle"

Derived forms: spilt, spilled, spills, spilling

Type of: bring down, conduit, course, cut, cut back, cut down, displace, feed, flow, liquid, move, pour, reduce, run, slip, stream, tell, trim, trim back, trim down, trip

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