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[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.
      1913 webster

            they the colors disfigure the stuff and spill the
            whole workmanship.                    --puttenham.
      1913 webster

            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.
      1913 webster

            and to revenge his blood so justly spilt. --dryden.
      1913 webster

   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
see also:
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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