- spill out
- phr verbSpill out is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑word
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spill out
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spill out — verb be disgorged (Freq. 3) The crowds spilled out into the streets • Syn: ↑spill over, ↑pour out • Hypernyms: ↑pour, ↑swarm, ↑stream, ↑teem, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
spill out — PHR V ERG If you spill out information or if it spills out, you tell someone about it in a hurried way, because you cannot or do not want to keep it secret. [V P] The words spilled out in a rush... [V P n (not pron)] He was tempted to spill out… … English dictionary
spill something out — ˌspill sthˈout | ˌspill ˈout derived to tell sb all about a problem etc. very quickly; to come out quickly • Has she been spilling out her troubles to you again? • When he started to speak, the words just spilled out. Main entry: ↑spillderived … Useful english dictionary
spill — I UK [spɪl] / US verb Word forms spill : present tense I/you/we/they spill he/she/it spills present participle spilling past tense spilled or spilt UK [spɪlt] / US past participle spilled or spilt ** 1) [transitive] to accidentally pour a liquid… … English dictionary
spill — spill1 [ spıl ] verb ** 1. ) transitive to accidentally pour a liquid out of its container: spill something on/over something: I spilled coffee all over my desk. a ) intransitive to accidentally flow out of a container: spill from: Oil is still… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spill — [[t]spɪ̱l[/t]] spills, spilling, spilled, spilt (American English uses the form spilled as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either spilled or spilt.) 1) V ERG If a liquid spills or if you spill it, it accidentally flows… … English dictionary
spill — I n. accidental pouring 1) an oil spill fall 2) to take a spill (from a horse) 3) a nasty spill II v. 1) (D; tr.) to spill all over, on (I spilled the milk all over her) 2) (d; intr.) ( to pour ) to spill into (the crowd was spilling into the… … Combinatory dictionary
spill — spill1 S3 [spıl] v past tense and past participle spilt [spılt] especially BrE or spilled especially AmE [: Old English; Origin: spillan to kill, destroy, waste ] 1.) [I and T] if you spill a liquid, or if it spills, it accidentally flows over… … Dictionary of contemporary English
spill — 1 past tense and past participle spilt, especially BrE spilled especially AmE verb 1 (I, T) if you spill a liquid or if it spills, it accidentally flows over the edge of a container: spill sth down/on/over: Oh no! I ve spilt coffee all down my… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spill over — verb 1. overflow with a certain feeling (Freq. 1) The children bubbled over with joy My boss was bubbling over with anger • Syn: ↑bubble over, ↑overflow • Hypernyms: ↑seethe, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
