spill out

verb

to exit (outside) in large quantities

“Abuse spilled out of her mouth.”

Meanings

verbspill out (third-person singular simple present spills out, present participle spilling out, simple past and past participle spilled out or spilt out)

present singular third person spills out · participle present spilling out · participle past spilled out · past spilled out · participle past spilt out · past spilt out

  1. intransitiveto exit (outside) in large quantities

    People were spilling out of the stadium after the game.

  2. intransitiveto be released without constraint

    Abuse spilled out of her mouth.

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see spill, out.

    Be careful with that jug! The water is spilling out.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbbe disgorged

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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