"spill" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: liquid - fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
is a type of: conduit - a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass

same as: spillway, wasteweir
is a type of: flow, stream - the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression

same as: release, spillage
is a type of: slip, trip - an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
subtypes:
- pratfall - a fall onto your buttocks
- wipeout - a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard)
same as: fall, tumble

Verb

is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

same as: slop, splatter
verb group:
- disgorge, shed, spill - cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over
- run out, spill - flow, run or fall out and become lost
is a type of: course, feed, flow, run - move along, of liquids

subtypes: brim over, overflow, overrun, run over, well over - flow or run over (a limit or brim)

same as: run out

verb group: slop, spill, splatter - cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

subtypes: seed - go to seed; shed seeds

same as: disgorge, shed

verb group: slop, spill, splatter - cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
is a type of: pour - cause to run

same as: pour forth, shed
is a type of: tell - let something be known

same as: talk

verb group: babble, babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, sing, spill the beans, talk, tattle - divulge confidential information or secrets
referred to in: sailing - riding in a sailboat

is a type of: bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down - cut down on; make a reduction in