Definition: a sudden drop from an upright position
Usage: he had a nasty spill on the ice
Definition: an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
Usage: he blamed his slip on the ice; the jolt caused many slips and a few spills
Synonyms: spill, spillage, release
Definition: the act of allowing a fluid to escape
Synonyms: spill, spillway, wasteweir
Definition: a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
Similar words: conduit
Definition: a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass
Usage: the computers were connected through a system of conduits
Synonyms: spill
Definition: liquid that is spilled
Usage: clean up the spills
Similar words: liquid
Definition: fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
Synonyms: spill
Definition: reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)
Similar words: cut, cut back, cut down, bring down, trim, trim back, trim down, reduce
Definition: cut down on; make a reduction in
Usage: reduce your daily fat intake; The employer wants to cut back health benefits
Definition: reveal information
Usage: If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!; The former employee spilled all the details
Synonyms: spill, shed, disgorge
Definition: cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over
Usage: spill the beans all over the table
Definition: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Usage: Move those boxes into the corner, please; I'm moving my money to another bank; The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
Synonyms: pour forth, shed, spill
Definition: pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities
Usage: shed tears; spill blood; God shed His grace on Thee
Synonyms: slop, spill, splatter
Definition: cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
Usage: spill the milk; splatter water
Definition: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Usage: Move those boxes into the corner, please; I'm moving my money to another bank; The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
Definition: flow, run or fall out and become lost
Usage: The milk spilled across the floor; The wine spilled onto the table
Similar words: flow, feed, course, run
Definition: move along, of liquids
Usage: Water flowed into the cave; the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi