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spill
Verb
  • To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour. transitive
  • To spread out or fall out, as above. intransitive
  • To drop something that was intended to be caught. transitive
  • To mar; to damage; to destroy by misuse; to waste.
  • To be destroyed, ruined, or wasted; to come to ruin; to perish; to waste. obsolete
  • To cause to flow out and be lost or wasted; to shed.
  • To cover or decorate with slender pieces of wood, metal, ivory, etc.; to inlay.
  • To relieve a sail from the pressure of the wind, so that it can be more easily reefed or furled, or to lessen the strain. nautical
Noun
  • A mess of something that has been dropped. countable
  • A fall or stumble.
  • A small stick or piece of paper used to light a candle, cigarette etc by the transfer of a flame from a fire.
  • A slender piece of anything.
    • A peg or pin for plugging a hole, as in a cask; a spile.
    • A metallic rod or pin.
  • One of the thick laths or poles driven horizontally ahead of the main timbering in advancing a level in loose ground. mining
  • The situation where sound is picked up by a microphone from a source other than that which is intended. sound recording
  • A small sum of money. obsolete
  • A declaration that the leadership of a parliamentary party is vacant, and open for re-election. Short form of leadership spill Australia, politics