The meaning of SPILL is to cause or allow especially accidentally or unintentionally to fall, flow, or run out so as to be lost or wasted. How to use spill in a sentence.

Idiom take a spill (Definition of spill from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

A spill occurs when the contents of something, usually in liquid form, are emptied out onto a surface, person or clothes, often unintentionally. Spill may also refer to:

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.

1. to cause or allow to run or fall from a container, esp. accidentally or wastefully: to spill a glass of milk. 2. to shed (blood), as in killing or wounding. 3. to scatter: to spill papers all over the floor. 4. a. to let …

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill impacted the entire Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), from deep-sea communities to more than 1,300 miles of shoreline (Credit: NOAA). View and print this …

Definition of spill verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Apr 20, 2026 · In 2010, the unprecedented Deepwater Horizon oil spill impacted the Gulf of America ecosystem and communities from Texas to Florida. EPA, in partnership with other federal and state …

SPILL definition: to cause or allow to run or fall from a container, especially accidentally or wastefully. See examples of spill used in a sentence.

Apr 18, 2026 · spill (third-person singular simple present spills, present participle spilling, simple past and past participle spilled or spilt) (transitive) To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a …