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take a spill

take a spill verb: to trip and fall.

Verb

take a spill (third-person singular simple present takes a spill, present participle taking a spill, simple past took a spill, past participle taken a spill)

  1. (informal) To trip and fall.
    • He took a spill and scraped his knee.

Forms of take a spill

third-person singular presenttakes a spill
present participletaking a spill
pasttook a spill
past participletaken a spill

Questions about take a spill

What does take a spill mean?
Take a spill means to trip and fall.
What part of speech is take a spill?
Take a spill is a verb.
What is the past tense of take a spill?
The past tense of take a spill is took a spill.

Words near take a spill in the dictionary

  1. take a shine to
  2. take a shining to
  3. take a shit
  4. take a shot in the dark
  5. take a sight
  6. take a spill
  7. take a stab at
  8. take a stand
  9. take a step back
  10. take a tinkle
  11. take a toll

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