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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
   - 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
   "If you don't oblige me, I'll spill!";
   - talk
    
6. (sailing) reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)

1. Liquid that is spilled
   "clean up the spills"
    
2. A channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
   - spillway, wasteweir
    
3. The act of allowing a fluid to escape
   - spillage, release
    
4. A sudden drop from an upright position
   "he had a nasty spill on the ice";
   - tumble, fall
    
5. A thin piece of wood or rolled paper used to light a fire

Derived forms: spilling, spilled, spills, spilt

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

Encyclopedia: Spill, Steve