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Synonyms for spill
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  1. spillnoun

    liquid that is spilled

    "clean up the spills"

    Synonyms:
    spillage, release, fall, wasteweir, tumble, spillway

  2. spillway, spill, wasteweirnoun

    a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction

    Synonyms:
    spillage, release, fall, spillway, wasteweir, tumble

  3. spill, spillage, releasenoun

    the act of allowing a fluid to escape

    Synonyms:
    dismissal, passing, departure, firing, vent, tumble, button, waiver, spillage, dismission, tone ending, loss, freeing, sack, press release, discharge, liberation, release, handout, exit, sacking, expiration, going, fall, wasteweir, acquittance, spillway, outlet

  4. spill, tumble, fallverb

    a sudden drop from an upright position

    "he had a nasty spill on the ice"

    Synonyms:
    gloaming, autumn, declension, declination, tumble, pin, spillage, gloam, drop, downfall, crepuscle, descent, capitulation, release, decline, declivity, downslope, dusk, surrender, evenfall, dip, fall, wasteweir, crepuscule, twilight, free fall, spillway, nightfall

  5. spill, slop, splatterverb

    cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container

    "spill the milk"; "splatter water"

    Synonyms:
    swash, squelch, pour forth, talk, splatter, swill, disgorge, run out, splosh, spatter, squish, plash, slop, splash, shed, slosh

  6. spill, run outverb

    flow, run or fall out and become lost

    "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table"

    Synonyms:
    beetle off, conk out, bolt, pour forth, talk, splatter, peter out, run off, disgorge, run down, poop out, run out, drain, fail, bolt out, give out, expire, slop, shed

  7. spill, shed, disgorgeverb

    cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over

    "spill the beans all over the table"

    Synonyms:
    vomit, talk, splatter, upchuck, barf, cast off, be sick, molt, honk, moult, puke, chuck, pour forth, throw, cast, spue, slop, purge, regorge, slough, vomit up, shake off, throw off, disgorge, throw away, run out, drop, cat, sick, spew, regurgitate, throw up, retch, exuviate, shed

  8. spill, shed, pour forthverb

    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"

    Synonyms:
    molt, throw, cast off, pour forth, talk, exuviate, slough, splatter, cast, disgorge, drop, run out, moult, throw away, throw off, shake off, slop, shed

  9. spill, talkverb

    reveal information

    "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details"

    Synonyms:
    babble, peach, pour forth, talk, tattle, splatter, babble out, disgorge, blab, run out, sing, lecture, spill the beans, speak, verbalize, utter, blab out, verbalise, slop, shed, mouth, let the cat out of the bag

  10. spillverb

    reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)

    Synonyms:
    run out, disgorge, splatter, slop, pour forth, talk, shed

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. spillverb

    Synonyms:
    shed, effuse, pour out

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "spill":

    spills, spillage, dumping, discharge, leak, leakage, overflow, spilling

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#1232fall
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#2158drop
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#4316lecture
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#38177declination
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#71000molt
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#95599blab
#102240tattle
#102863spatter
#104410swill
#116093regurgitate
#116269downslope
#117158moult
#117527declension
#124784verbalize
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#146260slosh
#154506disgorge
#175654retch
#185304gloaming
#234056upchuck
#253199declivity
#327568evenfall

How to use spill in a sentence?

  1. Hannah Beth Jackson:

    The Refugio Oil Spill has been a dramatic wake-up call, reminding us how destructive and dirty oil can be.

  2. Daryl Jones:

    I don't think impeachment proceedings will spill over into the real economy.

  3. Whitney Schipman:

    They could have been more on top of it, as soon as there was a spill, they should have told everybody.

  4. Antony Blinken:

    We have concerns about some of the increased military activities in the Arctic. That increases the injuries or prospects of accidents, miscalculation, and undermines the shared goal of a peaceful and sustainable future for the region, so we have to be vigilant about that, there's been cooperation on a number of important areas, over the years on education, oil spill response, search and rescue, pollution issues, and it is our hope that that... the Arctic means an area of peaceful cooperation and peaceful collaboration.

  5. Bill Clinton:

    I'm not going to spill the beans right now, but suffice it to say, there are many arguments we could use against him.


Translations for spill

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  • دلق, أسجم, أراقArabic
  • vessarCatalan, Valencian
  • spildeDanish
  • verschütten, schüttenGerman
  • derramarSpanish
  • läikkyä, kaataa, läikyttää, läikkyminen, levitä, päästää, putoaminenFinnish
  • renverser, déversement, déverser, répandreFrench
  • borít, önt, szórHungarian
  • թափվելArmenian
  • tumpahanIndonesian
  • versare, rovesciareItalian
  • 零れる, 零すJapanese
  • ღვრაGeorgian
  • morsen, gemorsteDutch
  • versarOccitan
  • derramarPortuguese
  • vărsaRomanian
  • рассы́паться, проли́ться, просыпа́ться, рассыпа́ться, проли́ть, рассы́пать, разли́ться, разлива́ть, просыпа́ть, разли́ть, пролива́ть, просы́пать, разлива́ться, рассыпа́ть, пролива́ться, просы́патьсяRussian
  • spilla, spillSwedish
  • trànVietnamese
  • Chinese

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