Definizione monolingua

spill

spill (third-person singular simple present spills, present participle spilling, simple past and past participle spilled or spilt)

1. (transitive) To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to pour.

   I spilled some sticky juice onto the kitchen floor.

2. (intransitive) To spread out or fall out, as above

   Some sticky juice spilled onto the kitchen floor.

3. (transitive) To drop something that was intended to be caught.
   • 2011 October 29, Neil Johnston, “Norwich 3 - 3 Blackburn”, BBC Sport:

     That should have been that, but Hart caught a dose of the Hennessey wobbles and spilled Adlene Guediouras long-range shot.

spill (plural spills)

1. (countable) A mess of something that has been dropped.
2. A fall or stumble.

   The bruise is from a bad spill he had last week.

3. A small stick or piece of paper used to light a candle, cigarette etc by the transfer of a flame from a fire.
   • 2008, Elizabeth Bear, Ink and Steel: A Novel of the Promethean Age:

     Kit froze with the pipe between his teeth, the relit spill pressed to the weed within it.

Definizione dizionario spill

buttare

caduta

gettare

rovesciamento

rovesciare

spandere

spargere

spillare

versamtento

versare

Altri significati:

shed (blood, tears)

intransitive: to spread out or fall out

something that has been dropped

(countable) A mess of something that has been dropped.

transitive: to drop something so that it spreads out

spill (piece of wood for lighting)

(transitive) To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to pour.

A small stick or piece of paper used to light a candle, cigarette etc by the transfer of a flame from a fire.

(intransitive) To spread out or fall out, as above

A fall or stumble.