verb🔗ShareTo drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour."I spilled some sticky juice on the kitchen floor."actioneventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo spread out or fall out, as above."Some sticky juice spilled onto the kitchen floor."actionconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo drop something that was intended to be caught."The clumsy waiter spilled the water all over the table. "actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo mar; to damage; to destroy by misuse; to waste."The careless intern spilled valuable company secrets to a competitor. "actiondisasterenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo be destroyed, ruined, or wasted; to come to ruin; to perish; to waste."The company's profits were spilled due to the sudden economic downturn. "disasteroutcomeconditionsituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause to flow out and be lost or wasted; to shed."The child accidentally spilled his milk on the table. "actioneventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cover or decorate with slender pieces of wood, metal, ivory, etc.; to inlay."The artist spilled delicate strips of mother-of-pearl across the wooden box, creating an intricate floral pattern. "materialartstyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo relieve a sail from the pressure of the wind, so that it can be more easily reefed or furled, or to lessen the strain."The sailor spilled the mainsail briefly to make it easier to roll up in the strong wind. "nauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(Australian politics) To open the leadership of a parliamentary party for re-election.""After a series of scandals, the party spilled the leadership, and a new vote was held." "politicsgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo reveal information to an uninformed party."He spilled his guts out to his new psychologist."communicationlanguagemediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(of a knot). To come undone."The shoelace knot spilled open while I was running, causing me to trip. "actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
