spill
/spɪl/
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Translation
To let liquid fall out of a container by accident.
Word origin
From Old English spillan, meaning to destroy or waste.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- spillan
Grammar
Verb typeregular (spill, spills, spilled)
Examples
careful .
"Spill" means to let liquid fall out by accident.
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"Spilled" is the past form of "spill".
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"Spills" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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