spill Definition

spill¹
verb spilt (past tense, past participle), spilled, spilling (present participle)

tr & intr
1. To run or flow or cause (a liquid, etc) to run or flow out from a container, especially accidentally.

Thesaurus: overflow, scatter, shed, slop, discharge, disgorge.
intr
2. To come or go in large crowds, especially quickly.

Example: The spectators spilled onto the pitch
3. To shed (blood, especially that of other people).

Example: a terrible war in which a lot of blood was spilled
4. colloq
To throw from a vehicle or saddle.

noun

1. An act of spilling.
2. colloq
A fall, especially from a vehicle or horse.

Idiom: spill the beans

colloq
To reveal confidential information, either inadvertently or deliberately.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon spillan.

Phrasal Verb: spill over

To overflow or go beyond. See also spillover.

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spill²
noun

1. A thin strip of wood or twisted paper for lighting a fire, candle, pipe, etc.

Etymology: Early 19c.