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Meaning of spill

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

spill

Pronunciation:/spɪl//spɪl/

noun

Definitions

  1. A mess of something that has been dropped.

  2. A fall or stumble.

    Example: The bruise is from a bad spill he had last week.

  3. A small stick or piece of paper used to light a candle, cigarette etc by the transfer of a flame from a fire.

  4. A slender piece of anything.

verb

Definitions

  1. To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour.

    Example: I spilled some sticky juice on the kitchen floor.

  2. To spread out or fall out, as above.

    Example: Some sticky juice spilled onto the kitchen floor.

  3. To drop something that was intended to be caught.

  4. To mar; to damage; to destroy by misuse; to waste.