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."actiondisasterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo spread out or fall out, as above."Some sticky juice spilled onto the kitchen floor."actioneventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo drop something that was intended to be caught."The clumsy waiter was spilling drinks all night. "actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo mar; to damage; to destroy by misuse; to waste."He was spilling precious study time by playing video games all night instead of sleeping. "actionnegativedisasterenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo be destroyed, ruined, or wasted; to come to ruin; to perish; to waste."Example Sentence: "Without enough rain, the farmer worried that his entire corn crop was spilling to ruin." "disasteroutcomeconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause to flow out and be lost or wasted; to shed."The toddler was spilling juice all over the kitchen floor. "actioneventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cover or decorate with slender pieces of wood, metal, ivory, etc.; to inlay."The craftsman was spilling thin slivers of walnut into the surface of the wooden box, creating an intricate design. "artstyleappearanceChat 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 was spilling the mainsail to reduce the wind pressure before trying to furl it in the strong gusts. "nauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(Australian politics) To open the leadership of a parliamentary party for re-election."The party leader announced they were spilling the leadership, opening the position for a new candidate. "politicsgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo reveal information to an uninformed party."He spilled his guts out to his new psychologist."communicationlanguageinfoChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(of a knot). To come undone."The shoelace kept spilling, so I had to retie it every few minutes. "actionnauticalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act of dropping or spreading out of a fluid or particles."The sudden spilling of juice on the table created a sticky mess. "actionprocesseventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe action of spreading out in the manner of a fluid."The accidental spilling of juice across the table required a quick cleanup. "actionphysicsprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
