Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Spill (-ed, -s, spilt)
spikenardsspin (-ning, -s, spun)
spill (-ed, -s, spilt), v. [OE.] (webplay: small, wind).
- Scatter; shed; spend.
- Splatter; discharge; send out; [fig.] fire; flash; shoot.
- Lose; waste; miss; [fig.] forget.
- Pour; tip; toss off; cause to fall; [fig.] blow down.
- Leak; pass; overflow; slip away.
- Overturn; empty.
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