Dec 8, 2016 · The meaning of SPILL is to cause or allow especially accidentally or unintentionally to fall, flow, or run out so as to be lost or wasted. How to use spill in a sentence.

1. The act of spilling. 2. An amount spilled. 3. A fall, as from a horse. 4. A spillway.

I spilled coffee on my silk shirt. You've spilled something down your tie. Let's see if I can pour the juice into the glass without spilling it. He dropped a bag of sugar and it spilled all over the floor. …

Word forms: spills , spilling , spilled or spilt language note: American English uses the form spilled as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either spilled or spilt.

to cause or allow to run or fall from a container, esp. accidentally or wastefully: to spill a bag of marbles; to spill milk. to shed (blood), as in killing or wounding. to scatter: to spill papers all …

Definition of spill verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Nov 27, 2024 · spilling (countable and uncountable, plural spillings) The act of dropping or spreading out of a fluid or particles. quotations

The act of dropping or spreading out of a fluid or particles. (figuratively) The action of spreading out in the manner of a fluid. Present participle of spill. She sobbed, absorbing the black visions …

When you spill your hot chocolate, the spot it makes where it lands is a spill. The act of spilling it is a spill too: "Sorry about the spill, Grandma." You can take a spill yourself, like when you …

spilled, spilt, spilling (of a liquid, loose particles, etc.) to run or escape from a container, especially by accident or in careless handling.