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Try not to spill the water on your desk.
What does Spill mean?
to let something fall out by accident.
Dictionary definition
To accidentally let liquid or small pieces fall out of a container.
Example sentences
Spill in a sentence
medium
The bag ripped and made rice spill onto the floor.
hard
The instructions explained how to clean a spill before someone slipped.
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What does spill mean?
Spill means to let something fall out by accident.
Practice 2
Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to spill?
Pour Out is close in meaning to spill.
Practice 3
Which word or phrase is a useful contrast for spill?
Contain contrasts with spill in this context.
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Partverb, noun.
MeaningSpill means to let something fall out by accident.
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Word family
Spill word family
Base word
spill
verb
spills
Spill now or often.
verb
spilled
Spill in the past.
verb
spilling
Spill happening now.
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Hint for students
to let something fall out by accident.
Common mix-up
Spill is not the same as contain. Spill means to let something fall out by accident.
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Read this model sentence: The bag ripped and made rice spill onto the floor. Clue words: bag, ripped, made. Underline clue words that show why spill fits instead of contain. Now write one new sentence that shows spill without using the word spill. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show spill?
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Ask students to explain this model sentence: "The bag ripped and made rice spill onto the floor." Why does spill fit better than contain?
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