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spill

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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

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