spill´er

spill´er
spill1 «spihl», verb, spilled or spilt, spill|ing, noun.
–v.t.
1. to let (liquid or any matter in loose pieces) run or fall: »

to spill milk, to spill salt.

2. to scatter; disperse.
3. to shed (blood), as in killing or wounding: »

blood spilled on the battlefield.

4. Informal. to cause to fall from a horse, cart, boat, or the like: »

The boat upset and spilled her into the water.

5. to let wind out of (a sail).
6. Figurative. to make known; tell: »

to spill a secret.

SYNONYM(S): divulge, disclose.
–v.i.
1. to fall or flow out: »

Water spilled from the pail.

2. to become empty of wind: »

The ship turned slowly to the wind, pitching and chopping as the sails were spilling (Frederick Marryat).

–n.
1. the act of spilling.
2. the quantity spilled.
3. a fall: »

He got a bad spill trying to ride that horse.

4. Informal. a downpour (of rain).
5. = spillway. (Cf.spillway)
[Old English spillan destroy, kill]
spill´a|ble, adjective.
spill´er, noun.
spill2 «spihl», noun.
1. a thin piece of wood, or a folded or twisted piece of paper, used to light a candle, pipe, or fire, as from a fire or another candle: »

candle-lighters, or “spills”…of coloured paper (Elizabeth Gaskell).

2. a splinter; sliver.
3. a pin or slender rod upon which anything turns; spindle.
4. a spile; bung.
[Middle English spille. Perhaps related to spile. (Cf.spile)]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Spill — Spill, n. [[root]170. Cf. {Spell} a splinter.] 1. A bit of wood split off; a splinter. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. A slender piece of anything. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) A peg or pin for plugging a hole, as in a cask; a spile.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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