to cause or allow to run or fall from a container, esp. accidentally or wastefully

to spill a bag of marbles; to spill milk.

to shed (blood), as in killing or wounding.

to scatter

to spill papers all over everything.

Nautical .

to let the wind out of (a sail).

to lose (wind) from a sail.

to cause to fall from a horse, vehicle, or the like

His horse spilled him.

Informal . to divulge, disclose, or tell

Don't spill the secret.

(of a liquid, loose particles, etc.) to run or escape from a container, esp. by accident or in careless handling.

a spilling, as of liquid.

a quantity spilled.

the mark made by something spilled.

a spillway.

Also called spill light. superfluous or useless light rays, as from theatrical or photographic lighting units.

Theater . an area of a stage illuminated by spill light.

a throw or fall from a horse, vehicle, or the like

She broke her arm in a spill.

spill the beans. bean ( def. 11 ) .

verb

clean up , pick up , conceal , hide

verb

discharge , disgorge , dribble , drip , empty , flow , lose , overfill , overflow , overrun , overturn , pour , run , run out , run over , scatter , shed , spill over , splash , splatter , spray , sprinkle , spurt , squirt , stream , throw off , upset , well over , betray , blab , blow , disclose , divulge , give away , inform , let the cat out of the bag , mouth , squeal , tattle , tell , straggle , drop , go down , nose-dive , pitch , plunge , topple , tumble , expose , let out , reveal , uncover , unveil , downpour , fall , leak , peg , pin , rod , roll , ruin , slop , spile , waste

noun

dive , nosedive , pitch , plunge , tumble