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spilt

The correct spelling is spilt.

How to pronounce spilt

/spɪlt/
verb

IPA: /spɪlt/

Say it like: Spi-lt

The correct spelling is spilt. To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour. For example: "I spilled some sticky juice on the kitchen floor."

Usage Examples

I spilled some sticky juice on the kitchen floor.

Some sticky juice spilled onto the kitchen floor.

He spilled his guts out to his new psychologist.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour.
  2. 2.To spread out or fall out, as above.
  3. 3.To drop something that was intended to be caught.
  4. 4.To mar; to damage; to destroy by misuse; to waste.
  5. 5.To be destroyed, ruined, or wasted; to come to ruin; to perish; to waste.

adjective

  1. 1.That has been spilt.

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