Spill
101spill over — to reach or influence a larger area. The fighting may spill over the border and start a wider war. Layoffs in one industry often spill over into other industries …
102spill over — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms spill over : present tense I/you/we/they spill over he/she/it spills over present participle spilling over past tense spilled over or spilt over past participle spilled over or spilt over to spread to other… …
103spill one’s guts (to someone) — AND spill one’s guts on someone tv. to tell all; to confess; to pour one’s heart out to someone. (See also spew one’s guts (out).) □ I had to spill my guts to someone about the broken window …
104spill the beans — AND spill the works tv. o give away a secret or a surprise. □ There is a surprise party for Heidi on Wednesday. Please don’t spill the beans. □ Paul spilled the beans about Heidi’s party …
105spill·over — /ˈspılˌoʊvɚ/ noun, pl overs : something that flows out of or spreads beyond a container, space, area, etc. [count] Put a pan under the pie to catch any spillovers. We have benefited from a spillover of prosperity from neighboring states. [=the… …
106Spill-forward feature — In telecommunication, a spill forward feature is a service feature, in the operation of an intermediate office, that, acting on incoming trunk service treatment indications, assumes routing control of the call from the originating office. This… …
107spill one's guts — verb a) To confess, or to divulge secrets, typically speaking freely and at length after a change of motive or an incentive. At first, the suspect would not tell us anything about the other participants in the crime. But after being offered a… …
108spill down — phr verb Spill down is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑tear …
109spill out — phr verb Spill out is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑word …
110spill over — phr verb Spill over is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑tear …
