Meaning & use

spill

verb·Everyday

To cause or allow a liquid or loose substance to flow or fall out of its container accidentally.

See it in a sentence

She spilled coffee all over the kitchen counter while rushing to answer the phone.

The truck spilled part of its cargo onto the highway after the sudden stop.

A note on using this word

Spill is also used figuratively in the phrase 'spill the beans', meaning to reveal a secret, and as a noun for the substance that was spilled.

Words with a similar meaning

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Another way to use it

2. noun

An amount of liquid or material that has spilled, or the act of spilling.

Crews worked for days to clean up the oil spill along the coast.

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