spill
/spɪl/
verb
- To cause a liquid or small pieces to fall out of a container accidentally.
- Be careful not to spill your coffee on the carpet.
- She spilled flour all over the counter while baking.
- He tripped and spilled the bucket of water.
- To reveal secret or private information to someone.
- She spilled all the gossip to her best friend.
- The suspect finally spilled the details of the plan to the police.
- Don't spill the news about the party; it's a surprise.
- To cause blood to be shed, especially in violence or war.
- Many soldiers spilled their blood defending their country.
- The conflict caused innocent blood to be spilled.
- They vowed not to spill a single drop of blood in the protest.
noun
- An amount of liquid or small pieces that has fallen out of a container.
- The waiter brought a cloth to wipe up the spill.
- Please clean up that spill before someone slips.
- There was a large spill of oil on the garage floor.
- A fall from a horse, bicycle, or vehicle.
- He took a nasty spill off his bike and scraped his knee.
- She recovered quickly after her spill from the horse.
- The rider had a bad spill during the race.