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spill
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- pronunciation:
- spIl
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
spills, spilling, spilled, spilt |
| definition 1: |
If you spill your water, it falls out of your glass. Maybe all of it falls out, or maybe just some of it. Usually, you don't want to spill something. It's usually just an accident.
When Jack's little sister tried to pour a glass of orange juice by herself, she spilled it on her cereal.Lily's mom spilled flour on the floor when she was making a pie. |
| definition 2: |
When something spills, it flows or falls out of a container.
Some coffee spilled out of my dad's cup this morning and made a stain on the couch. |
| definition 3: |
If people spill from inside a building or limited area, it means that they come out quickly and without any order.
People began to spill from the building when the fire started to spread.Excited fans spilled onto the sports field after the game. |
| related words: |
escape, leak, overflow, reveal, run, trip |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A spill is an amount of liquid or other substance that has fallen out of a container by accident.
Ben's dad got out the mop to clean up the spill in the kitchen.The ship was carrying a great deal of oil when it had its accident, and it took many months to clean up the oil spill. |
| definition 2: |
(informal) If you take a spill, you have a fall.
Anne took a spill on the ice and broke her arm. |
| related words: |
fall |
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