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transitive verb1 aarchaic : kill, destroy b: to cause (blood) to be lost by wounding2: to cause or allow especially accidentally or unintentionally to fall, flow, or run out so as to be lost or wasted3 a: to relieve (a sail) from the pressure of the wind so as to reef or furl it b: to relieve the pressure of (wind) on a sail by coming about or by adjusting the sail with lines4: to throw off or out <a horse spilled him>5: to let out : divulge <spill a secret>intransitive verb1 a: to flow, run, or fall out, over, or off and become wasted, scattered, or lost <water spilling over the dam> b: to cause or allow something to spill2: to spread profusely or beyond bounds <crowds spilled into the streets>3: to fall from one's place (as on a horse)
— spill·er noun
— spill one's guts
: to divulge especially personal information
— spill the beans
: to divulge secret or hidden information
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