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English

Etymology
OE. spillan.

Pronunciation
IPA|/spɪl/
:rhymes|ɪl

Verb
en-verb|spills|spilling|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.

1. intransitive To spread out or fall out, as above

#: Some sticky juice spilled onto the kitchen floor.

Translations
trans-top|transitive: to drop something so that it spreads out
Czech: rozlít (of fluid)
Finnish: läikyttää
trans-mid
Portuguese: derramar
Russian: п�олива��/п�оли�� (prolivát'/prolít')
Spanish: derramar
trans-bottom

trans-top|intransitive: to spread out or fall out
Czech: rozlít se (of fluid)
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Noun
en-noun

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.

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

Quotations
seecites

See also
spillway
take a spill

Category:English ergative verbs
Category:Liquids

Norwegian

Noun
no-noun-n1

1. game, play

Swedish

Noun
infl|sv|noun|g=n

1. waste|Waste, unusable surplus material.

Verb
infl|sv|verb form

1. Imperative of spilla.

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• 2007-10-17 11:39 - Daniel Polansky - /* Translations */ +Czech

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