Background for spilled

spilled

/spɪld/ /spɪlt/

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verb

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

Examples :

"I spilled some sticky juice on the kitchen floor."

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To spread out or fall out, as above.

Examples :

"Some sticky juice spilled onto the kitchen floor."

action condition

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To drop something that was intended to be caught.

Examples :

"The clumsy waiter spilled the water all over the table. "

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

Examples :

"The careless intern spilled valuable company secrets to a competitor. "

action disaster environment

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To be destroyed, ruined, or wasted; to come to ruin; to perish; to waste.

Examples :

"The company's profits were spilled due to the sudden economic downturn. "

disaster outcome condition situation

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To cause to flow out and be lost or wasted; to shed.

Examples :

"The child accidentally spilled his milk on the table. "

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To cover or decorate with slender pieces of wood, metal, ivory, etc.; to inlay.

Examples :

"The artist spilled delicate strips of mother-of-pearl across the wooden box, creating an intricate floral pattern. "

material art style

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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.

Examples :

"The sailor spilled the mainsail briefly to make it easier to roll up in the strong wind. "

nautical sailing technical

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(Australian politics) To open the leadership of a parliamentary party for re-election.

Examples :

""After a series of scandals, the party spilled the leadership, and a new vote was held." "

politics government

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To reveal information to an uninformed party.

Examples :

"He spilled his guts out to his new psychologist."

communication language media

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(of a knot). To come undone.

Examples :

"The shoelace knot spilled open while I was running, causing me to trip. "