Noun
spill -
a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice"
tumble ,
fall
trip ,
slip an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip" ; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later" ; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"
pratfall a fall onto your buttocks
spill -
the act of allowing a fluid to escape
spillage ,
release
stream ,
flow dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; "two streams of development run through American history" ; "stream of consciousness" ; "the flow of thought" ; "the current of history"
spill -
liquid that is spilled; "clean up the spills"
liquid a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r')
spill -
a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
spillway ,
wasteweir
conduit a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass; "the computers were connected through a system of conduits"
Verb
spill -
cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container; "spill the milk" ; "splatter water"
slop ,
splatter
displace ,
move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
spill -
flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled across the floor" ; "The wine spilled onto the table"
run out
course ,
flow ,
feed ,
run hunt with hounds; "He often courses hares"
brim over ,
well over ,
overflow ,
run over ,
overrun flow or run over (a limit or brim)
spill -
reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!" ; "The former employee spilled all the details"
talk
peach ,
babble out ,
spill the beans ,
blab out ,
let the cat out of the bag ,
tattle ,
blab ,
babble ,
sing ,
talk divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"
tell discern or comprehend; "He could tell that she was unhappy"
spill -
cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table"
shed ,
disgorge
displace ,
move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
seed remove the seeds from; "seed grapes"
splatter ,
slop ,
spill feed pigs
spill -
pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities; "shed tears" ; "spill blood" ; "God shed His grace on Thee"
shed ,
pour forth
pour move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater" ; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"
spill -
reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)
trim back ,
trim down ,
cut back ,
bring down ,
cut down ,
trim ,
reduce ,
cut return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story"
sailing the departure of a vessel from a port
