spill

verb13 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.4

to flow or fall out of a container or space, often in large numbers (for people).

to flow over the edges of a container; for emotions, to become too strong to control.

to unintentionally cause a substance to fall from its container.

to be very close to letting a substance fall from its container.

to make an effort to prevent a substance from falling out of its container.

to allow something, like light or a secret, to come out or be revealed.

to accidentally pour a substance onto a surface.

to flow from a source and land on a surface.

to flow from one place into another area or space.

to exit a container or space.

to come out of a specific source or container.

to flow over the sides of something.

to flow downwards along a surface.

to spread over a surface from one side to the other.