transcription, транскрипция: [ spɪl ]
( spills, spilling, spilled, spilt)
Note: American English uses the form 'spilled' as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either 'spilled' or 'spilt'.
1.
If a liquid spills or if you spill it, it accidentally flows over the edge of a container.
70,000 tonnes of oil spilled from the tanker...
He always spilled the drinks...
Don’t spill water on your suit.
VERB : V adv / prep , V n , V n adv / prep , also V
2.
A spill is an amount of liquid that has spilled from a container.
She wiped a spill of milkshake off the counter...
An oil spill could be devastating for wildlife.
N-COUNT : usu with supp
3.
If the contents of a bag, box, or other container spill or are spilled , they come out of the container onto a surface.
A number of bags had split and were spilling their contents...
He carefully balanced the satchel so that its contents would not spill out onto the floor.
VERB : V n , V adv / prep
4.
If people or things spill out of a place, they come out of it in large numbers.
Tears began to spill out of the boy’s eyes...
VERB : V adv / prep
5.
to spill the beans: see bean
thrills and spills: see thrill