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English noun: spill | |||
| 1. | spill (substance) liquid that is spilled | ||
| Samples | Clean up the spills. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | liquid | ||
| 2. | spill (artifact) a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction | ||
| Synonyms | spillway, wasteweir | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conduit | ||
| 3. | spill (act) the act of allowing a fluid to escape | ||
| Synonyms | release, spillage | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flow, stream | ||
| 4. | spill (act) a sudden drop from an upright position | ||
| Samples | He had a nasty spill on the ice. | ||
| Synonyms | fall, tumble | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | slip, trip | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | pratfall, wipeout | ||
English verb: spill | |||
| 1. | spill (contact) cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container | ||
| Samples | Spill the milk. Splatter water. | ||
| Examples | The women spill water into the bowl | ||
| Synonyms | slop, splatter | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
| Verb group | disgorge, run out, shed, spill, spill | ||
| 2. | spill (motion) flow, run or fall out and become lost | ||
| Samples | The milk spilled across the floor. The wine spilled onto the table. | ||
| Examples | Water and oil spill into the bowl | ||
| Synonyms | run out | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | course, feed, flow, run | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brim over, overflow, overrun, run over, well over | ||
| Verb group | slop, spill, splatter | ||
| 3. | spill (contact) cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over | ||
| Samples | Spill the beans all over the table. | ||
| Synonyms | disgorge, shed | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | seed | ||
| Verb group | slop, spill, splatter | ||
| 4. | spill (contact) pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities | ||
| Samples | Shed tears. Spill blood. God shed His grace on Thee. | ||
| Synonyms | pour forth, shed | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pour | ||
| 5. | spill (communication) reveal information | ||
| Samples | If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!. The former employee spilled all the details. | ||
| Synonyms | talk | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tell | ||
| Verb group | babble, babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, sing, spill the beans, talk, tattle | ||
| 6. | spill (change) reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail) | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down | ||
| Domain category | sailing | ||
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