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(noun) a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice" |
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Synonyms: fall, tumble |
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Related Words: slip, trip |
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(noun) the act of allowing a fluid to escape |
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Synonyms: release, spillage |
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Related Words: flow, stream |
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(verb) cause to flow out or over; "spill the beans all over the table" |
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Synonyms: disgorge, shed |
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Related Words: displace, move, seed |
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(verb) pour in drops; "shed tears"; "spill blood"; also metaphorically, as in "God shed His grace on Thee" |
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Synonyms: pour forth, shed |
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Related Words: pour |
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(verb) cause to flow or overflow; "spill blood" |
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Synonyms: slop, splatter |
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Related Words: displace, move |
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(verb) flow, run, or fall out, over, or off and become wasted or lost; "The wine spilled onto the table" |
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Synonyms: run out |
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Related Words: brim over, course, flow, overflow, overrun, run, run over, well over |
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(verb) run or spill over, as of a liquid |
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Related Words: course, flow, run |
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(noun) liquid that is spilled; "clean up the spills" |
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Related Words: liquid |
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(noun) a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction |
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Synonyms: spillway, wasteweir |
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Related Words: channel, conduit |
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