HyperDic: spill

English > 10 senses of the word *spill*:
NOUN	substance	spill	liquid / liquid that is spilled / spilled
	artifact	spill, spillway, wasteweir	a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
	act	spill, spillage, release	the act of allowing a fluid to escape
	act	spill, tumble, fall	a sudden drop from an upright position
VERB	contact	spill, slop, splatter	cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
	motion	spill, run out	flow, run or fall out and become lost
	contact	spill, shed, disgorge	cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run ... / run out or over
	contact	spill, shed, pour forth	pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities
	communication	spill, talk	reveal information
	change	spill	reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)

spill > pronunciation
Sounds	spih'l
Rhymes	Advil ... zill: 103 rhymes with ihl...

English > *spill*: 10 senses > noun 1, substance
Meaning	liquid / liquid that is spilled / spilled.
Example	"clean up the spills"
Broader	liquid	fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
Spanish	derrame
Catalan	vessada
Verbs	spill	pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities
	spill	cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
	spill	flow, run or fall out and become lost

English > *spill*: 10 senses > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	A channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction.
Synonyms	spillway, wasteweir
Broader	conduit	A passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass
Spanish	aliviadero, derramadero, vertedor, wasteweir
Catalan	sobreeixidor, wasteweir
Verbs	spill	cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container

English > *spill*: 10 senses > noun 3, act
Meaning	The act of allowing a fluid to escape.
Synonyms	spillage, release
Broader	flow, stream	The act of flowing or streaming
Spanish	derrame
Catalan	vessada
Verbs	spill	pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities
	spill	cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
	spill	flow, run or fall out and become lost

English > *spill*: 10 senses > noun 4, act
Meaning	A sudden drop from an upright position.
Example	"he had a nasty spill on the ice"
Synonyms	tumble, fall
Narrower	pratfall	A fall onto your buttocks
Narrower	wipeout	A spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard)
Broader	slip, trip	An accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
Spanish	caída
Catalan	caiguda

English > *spill*: 10 senses > verb 1, contact
Meaning	Cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Model	The women spill water into the bowl
Example	"spill the milk"
Synonyms	slop, splatter
Broader	move, displace	Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Similar to	spill, shed, disgorge	Cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run ... / run out or over
Similar to	spill, run out	Flow, run or fall out and become lost
Spanish	derramar, desparramarse, desparramar, salpicar, verterse, verter
Catalan	abocar, arrosar, brufar, escampar-se, escampar, esquitxar, vessar-se, vessar
Nouns	spill, spillage	the act of allowing a fluid to escape
	spill	a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
	spill	liquid / liquid that is spilled / spilled
	spiller	an attacker who sheds or spills blood

English > *spill*: 10 senses > verb 2, motion
Meaning	Flow, run or fall out and become lost.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Model	Water and oil spill into the bowl
Examples	"The milk spilled across the floor" "The wine spilled onto the table"
Synonym	run out
Narrower	overflow, overrun, well over, run over, brim over	Flow or run over (a limit or brim)
Broader	run, flow, feed, course	Move along, of liquids / liquids
Similar to	spill, slop, splatter	Cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
Spanish	derramarse, derramar, verterse, verter
Catalan	abocar, escampar-se, vessar-se, vessar
Nouns	spill	the act of allowing a fluid to escape
Nouns	spill	liquid / liquid that is spilled / spilled

English > *spill*: 10 senses > verb 3, contact
Meaning	Cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run ... / run out or over.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Example	"spill the beans all over the table"
Synonyms	shed, disgorge
Narrower	seed	go to seed
Broader	move, displace	Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Similar to	spill, slop, splatter	Cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
Spanish	derramar, desparramar, verter
Catalan	abocar, escampar, vessar-se, vessar

English > *spill*: 10 senses > verb 4, contact
Meaning	pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"spill blood"
Synonyms	shed, pour forth
Broader	pour	Cause to run
Spanish	derramarse, derramar, verter
Catalan	escampar-se, vessar
Nouns	spill	the act of allowing a fluid to escape
Nouns	spill	liquid / liquid that is spilled / spilled

English > *spill*: 10 senses > verb 5, communication
Meaning	reveal information.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"The former employee spilled all the details"
Synonym	talk
Broader	tell	Let something be known
Similar to	spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out	divulge confidential information or secrets
Spanish	hablar

English > *spill*: 10 senses > verb 6, change
Meaning	Reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail) .
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Category	sailing	riding in a sailboat
Broader	reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down	cut down on

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