Synonyms for spill
spɪlspill

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1. spillnoun

   liquid that is spilled

   "clean up the spills"

   Synonyms:
   spillage, release, fall, wasteweir, tumble, spillway

2. spillway, spill, wasteweirnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   spillage, release, fall, spillway, wasteweir, tumble

3. spill, spillage, releasenoun

   the act of allowing a fluid to escape

   Synonyms:
   dismissal, passing, departure, firing, vent, tumble, button, waiver, spillage, dismission, tone ending, loss, freeing, sack, press release, discharge, liberation, release, handout, exit, sacking, expiration, going, fall, wasteweir, acquittance, spillway, outlet

4. spill, tumble, fallverb

   a sudden drop from an upright position

   "he had a nasty spill on the ice"

   Synonyms:
   gloaming, autumn, declension, declination, tumble, pin, spillage, gloam, drop, downfall, crepuscle, descent, capitulation, release, decline, declivity, downslope, dusk, surrender, evenfall, dip, fall, wasteweir, crepuscule, twilight, free fall, spillway, nightfall

5. spill, slop, splatterverb

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

   "spill the milk"; "splatter water"

   Synonyms:
   swash, squelch, pour forth, talk, splatter, swill, disgorge, run out, splosh, spatter, squish, plash, slop, splash, shed, slosh

6. spill, run outverb

   flow, run or fall out and become lost

   "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table"

   Synonyms:
   beetle off, conk out, bolt, pour forth, talk, splatter, peter out, run off, disgorge, run down, poop out, run out, drain, fail, bolt out, give out, expire, slop, shed

7. spill, shed, disgorgeverb

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

   "spill the beans all over the table"

   Synonyms:
   vomit, talk, splatter, upchuck, barf, cast off, be sick, molt, honk, moult, puke, chuck, pour forth, throw, cast, spue, slop, purge, regorge, slough, vomit up, shake off, throw off, disgorge, throw away, run out, drop, cat, sick, spew, regurgitate, throw up, retch, exuviate, shed

8. spill, shed, pour forthverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   molt, throw, cast off, pour forth, talk, exuviate, slough, splatter, cast, disgorge, drop, run out, moult, throw away, throw off, shake off, slop, shed

9. spill, talkverb

   reveal information

   "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details"

   Synonyms:
   babble, peach, pour forth, talk, tattle, splatter, babble out, disgorge, blab, run out, sing, lecture, spill the beans, speak, verbalize, utter, blab out, verbalise, slop, shed, mouth, let the cat out of the bag

10. spillverb

    reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)

    Synonyms:
    run out, disgorge, splatter, slop, pour forth, talk, shed

Matched Categories

1. • Flow
   • Liquid
   • Move
   • Reduce
   • Sailing
   • Tell

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1. spillverb

   Synonyms:
   shed, effuse, pour out

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1. List of paraphrases for "spill":

   spills, spillage, dumping, discharge, leak, leakage, overflow, spilling

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How to use spill in a sentence?

1. Bert West:

   We haven't have a spill like this, so we're not sure, as far as costs go, we're not worried about that at this point.

2. Noel Lenski:

   Thanks to this new geomagnetic survey, we have learned that the space encircled by the citys walls was fully developed and that its population was large enough even to spill beyond the citys walls, just as importantly, this was happening in a period long thought to be characterized by urban decline and demographic collapse.

3. Shipbreaking Platform Jenssen:

   Our role is to promote clean and safe solutions and to make sure that there is no double standard in the way the environment and workers are protected around the world, it is key to make sure that the surrounding environment is not contaminated. This is impossible on a tidal beach, as is cleaning up an oil spill.

4. The Shandong official:

   The accident took place about 11 nautical miles south-east of Qingdao port and so far there has been no direct impact on the operation of Qingdao port, there are oil spill experts on the scene that have started clean-up operations.

5. Duane Adair:

   Do you really think that old sleepy Joe Biden gives one wit about an oil spill? No, he doesn't, the helicopter that he rides, Air Force One, the vehicles that he transports in, I bet none of them are electric.