spill
[spil]
n. 溢, 溅, 摔, 溢, 木片, 塞

vt. 使溢, 使散落, , 使流, 倒, 使摔

vi. 溢, 涌流, 摔

[医] 溢, 流



spill
spilt
[ noun ]

1. liquid that is spilled

<noun.substance>
clean up the spills

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

<noun.artifact>

3. the act of allowing a fluid to escape

<noun.act>

4. a sudden drop from an upright position

<noun.act>
he had a nasty spill on the ice

[ verb ]

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

<verb.contact> slop splatter
spill the milk
splatter water

2. flow, run or fall out and become lost

<verb.motion> run out
The milk spilled across the floor
The wine spilled onto the table

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

<verb.contact> disgorge shed
spill the beans all over the table

4. pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities

<verb.contact> pour forth shed
shed tears
spill blood
God shed His grace on Thee

5. reveal information

<verb.communication> talk
If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!
The former employee spilled all the details

6. reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)

<verb.change>

Spill \Spill\, n. [[root]170. Cf. {Spell} a splinter.]
1. A bit of wood split off; a splinter. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

2. A slender piece of anything. Specifically:
(a) A peg or pin for plugging a hole, as in a cask; a
spile.
(b) A metallic rod or pin.
(c) A small roll of paper, or slip of wood, used as a
lamplighter, etc.
(d) (Mining) One of the thick laths or poles driven
horizontally ahead of the main timbering in advancing
a level in loose ground.

3. A little sum of money. [Obs.] --Ayliffe.

3. An instance of spilling.

{Oil spill}, an accidental release of oil, usually into the
ocean, due to damage to an oil tanker or uncontrolled
release from an underwater well.


Spill \Spill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spilt}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Spilling}.]
To cover or decorate with slender pieces of wood, metal,
ivory, etc.; to inlay. [Obs.] --Spenser.


Spill \Spill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spilled}, or {Spilt}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Spilling}.] [OE. spillen,sually, to destroy, AS.
spillan, spildan, to destroy; akin to Icel. spilla to
destroy, Sw. spilla to spill, Dan. spilde, G. & D. spillen to
squander, OHG. spildan.]
1. To destroy; to kill; to put an end to. [Obs.]

And gave him to the queen, all at her will
To choose whether she would him save or spill.
--Chaucer.

Greater glory think [it] to save than spill.
--Spenser.

2. To mar; to injure; to deface; hence, to destroy by misuse;
to waste. [Obs.]

They [the colors] disfigure the stuff and spill the
whole workmanship. --Puttenham.

Spill not the morning, the quintessence of day, in
recreations. --Fuller.

3. To suffer to fall or run out of a vessel; to lose, or
suffer to be scattered; -- applied to fluids and to
substances whose particles are small and loose; as, to
spill water from a pail; to spill quicksilver from a
vessel; to spill powder from a paper; to spill sand or
flour.

Note: Spill differs from pour in expressing accidental loss,
-- a loss or waste contrary to purpose.

4. To cause to flow out and be lost or wasted; to shed, or
suffer to be shed, as in battle or in manslaughter; as, a
man spills another's blood, or his own blood.

And to revenge his blood so justly spilt. --Dryden.

5. (Naut.) To relieve a sail from the pressure of the wind,
so that it can be more easily reefed or furled, or to
lessen the strain.

{Spilling line} (Naut.), a rope used for spilling, or
dislodging, the wind from the belly of a sail. --Totten.


Spill \Spill\, v. i.
1. To be destroyed, ruined, or wasted; to come to ruin; to
perish; to waste. [Obs.]

That thou wilt suffer innocents to spill. --Chaucer.

2. To be shed; to run over; to fall out, and be lost or
wasted. ``He was so topful of himself, that he let it
spill on all the company.'' --I. Watts.