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spilt
We have found lemma(root) word of spilt : spill.
Definitions
[spɪl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- cause or allow (liquid) to flow over the edge of its container, especially unintentionally
(e.g: you'll spill that tea if you're not careful)
- reveal (confidential information) to someone
(e.g: there's nothing worse than friends who spill secrets)
- cause to fall off a horse or bicycle
(e.g: the horse was wrenched off course, spilling his rider)
- (in the context of ball games) drop (the ball)
- let (wind) out of a sail, typically by slackening the sheets
Phrases:
- spill blood
- spill one's guts
- spill the beans
Origin
:
Old English spillan ‘kill, destroy, waste, shed (blood’); of unknown origin
[spɪl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a quantity of liquid that has spilled or been spilt
(e.g: wipe up spills immediately)
- a fall from a horse or bicycle
- a vacating of all or several posts in a cabinet or parliamentary party to allow reorganization after an important change of office
Phrases:
- spill blood
- spill one's guts
- spill the beans
Origin
:
Old English spillan ‘kill, destroy, waste, shed (blood’); of unknown origin
[spɪl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a thin strip of wood or paper used for lighting a fire, candle, etc.
(e.g: open the gas tap and immediately place the lit end of the spill over the top of the burner)
Phrases:
Origin
:
Middle English (in the sense ‘sharp fragment of wood’): obscurely related to spile. The current sense dates from the early 19th century
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