Found 5 hits - Term: spilt, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
spill \spill\, v. t. imp. p. p. spilt spi^lt; p. pr.
vb. n. spilling.
to cover or decorate with slender pieces of wood, metal,
ivory, etc.; to inlay. obs. --spenser.
1913 webster
see also:
spilt spilling
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
spill \spill\ spi^l, v. t. imp. p. p. spilled
spi^ld, or spilt spi^lt; p. pr. vb. n.
spilling. oe. spillen, usually, to destroy, as. spillan,
spildan, to destroy; akin to icel. spilla to destroy, sw.
spilla to spill, dan. spilde, lg. d. spillen to squander,
ohg. spildan.
1. to destroy; to kill; to put an end to. obs.
1913 webster
and gave him to the queen, all at her will
to choose whether she would him save or spill.
--chaucer.
1913 webster
greater glory think it to save than spill.
--spenser.
1913 webster
2. to mar; to injure; to deface; hence, to destroy by misuse;
to waste. obs.
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they the colors disfigure the stuff and spill the
whole workmanship. --puttenham.
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spill not the morning, the quintessence of day, in
recreations. --fuller.
1913 webster
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.
1913 webster
note: spill differs from pour in expressing accidental loss,
-- a loss or waste contrary to purpose.
1913 webster
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.
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and to revenge his blood so justly spilt. --dryden.
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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.
1913 webster
spilling line naut., a rope used for spilling, or
dislodging, the wind from the belly of a sail. --totten.
1913 webster
see also:
spilled spilt spilling spilling line
- [3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
spilt \spilt\,
imp. p. p. of spill. spilled.
1913 webster
see also:
spill
- [4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
spill
n 1: liquid that is spilled; "clean up the spills"
2: a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or
other obstruction syn: spillway, wasteweir
3: the act of allowing a fluid to escape syn: spillage, release
4: a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty
spill on the ice" syn: tumble, fall
v 1: cause or allow a liquid substance to run or flow from a
container; "spill the milk"; "splatter water" syn: slop,
splatter
2: flow, run or fall out and become lost; "the milk spilled
across the floor"; "the wine spilled onto the table" syn:
run out
3: cause or allow a solid substance to flow or run out or
over; "spill the beans all over the table" syn: shed, disgorge
4: 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" syn: shed, pour forth
5: reveal information; "if you don't oblige me, i'll talk";
"the former employee spilled all the details" syn: talk
also: spilt
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spillway wasteweir spillage release tumble fall
slop splatter run out shed disgorge
pour forth talk spilt
- [5] : WordNet (r) 2.0
spilt
see spill
see also:
spill
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