spill

Examples

• All

• Although his body throbbed with the pain of the spill, he picked himself up immediately.

  Fiction book (1993)

• And he just took a head first spill on concrete floor.

  Tim Ferriss

• I took a bit of a spill.

  Retrograde (2004)

• Dude, you took quite a spill.

  Playmobil: The Movie (2019)

• You took quite a spill.

  Isn't It Romantic (2019)

• You just took a spill.

  This Is Where I Leave You (2014)

• When my son was 14, he took a nasty spill on his bike.

  Blog text (12)

• And, you know, I almost took a big spill in the manure.

  Tabula Rasa (2018)

• He had a nasty spill.

  The Eternal (1998)

• Then in the eastern regionals, she pushed her luck, took a spectacular cartwheeling spill in the giant slalom, and shattered her left thigh.

  Fiction book (2000)

Synonyms

F

fall

vsspill

233 1.0

A drop from a higher to a lower level

is specifically a sudden drop from upright position or in motion

S

slip

vsspill

39 1.0

An accidental sliding that makes you lose your balance

is a sudden drop rather than a mere slide or loss of balance

T

tumble

vsspill

32 2.9

A rolling fall or gymnastic turn of the body

is a sudden drop mainly from upright position or while moving

P

pratfall

vsspill

4 8.9

A fall in which someone lands on their bottom, often in a funny way

is a sudden drop without the comic or buttocks focus

Idioms

S

to spill the beans

• Informal

18 6.0

Tell a secret by accident before others know

S

to spill one's guts

• Informal

1 8.1

To tell someone your private feelings or secrets openly

Compounds

I

ink spill

1 2.1

A small accident when ink leaks onto paper or clothes

How Severe

crash

652 2.3

fall

233 1.0

spill

13 1.7

trip

14 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology