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spill out

spill out verb: to exit (outside) in large quantities.

Verb

spill out (third-person singular simple present spills out, present participle spilling out, simple past and past participle spilled out or spilt out)

  1. (intransitive) to exit (outside) in large quantities
    • People were spilling out of the stadium after the game.
  2. (intransitive) to be released without constraint
    • Abuse spilled out of her mouth.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see spill, out.
    • Be careful with that jug! The water is spilling out.

Forms of spill out

third-person singular presentspills out
present participlespilling out
past participlespilled out
pastspilled out
past participlespilt out
pastspilt out

Questions about spill out

What does spill out mean?
Spill out means to exit (outside) in large quantities.
What part of speech is spill out?
Spill out is a verb.
What is the past tense of spill out?
The past tense of spill out is spilled out.

Words near spill out in the dictionary

  1. spill kit
  2. spill kits
  3. spill one's guts
  4. spill one's guts out
  5. spill one's seed
  6. spill out
  7. spill over
  8. spill the beans
  9. spill the tea
  10. spill vase
  11. spill vases

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