spill
/spɪl/verb
उच्चारण स्पिल
छलकना, गिरना; गिराना
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[I, T] ~ (sth)
if a liquid spills or you spill it, it accidentally flows over the edge of a container
छलकना, गिरना; गिराना
- He spilt tea on the paper.
- Radhika spilt a little milk while pouring the tea.
- Be careful not to spill the soup on the carpet.
+ 2 more examples
- Some water spilt out of the bucket as we carried it up.
- The glass tipped over and the juice spilled across the table.
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[C, U]
an amount of liquid that has come out of a container
छलकाव, रिसाव
- an oil spill in the sea
- Workers mopped up the spill of paint on the floor.
- A cleaner wiped up the spill near the canteen counter.
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- The spill from the tanker harmed fish along the coast.
- Put a paper towel over the spill until someone comes with a mop.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
spill + liquid + on / over / down
Use on, over or down to show where the liquid falls; the thing hit is the object of the preposition.
द्रव कहाँ गिरा, यह बताने के लिए on, over या down का प्रयोग होता है।
- Radhika spilled tea on her new kurta.
- He spilled juice all over the table.
spill (intransitive)
A liquid can spill without anyone doing it on purpose; the verb then has no object.
कोई द्रव बिना किसी के इरादे के भी गिर सकता है; तब verb के साथ object नहीं आता।
- The milk spilled when the cat jumped on the table.
spill + people (crowd) out of
When many people leave a place in a rush, spill out of is used.
जब बहुत से लोग किसी स्थान से भीड़ के रूप में बाहर निकलें, तब 'spill out of' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Students spilled out of the exam hall into the street.
spill, spilt / spilled
Both spilt and spilled are correct as past forms in British English; spilled is more usual in American English.
British English में past रूप के रूप में 'spilt' और 'spilled' दोनों सही हैं; American English में 'spilled' अधिक प्रचलित है।
- The tea was spilt on the carpet.
- Nobody cries over spilt milk.
+Collocations 4
spill + noun
waterteaoilinkmilk
- A tanker spilled oil on the road near the toll plaza.
adverb + spill
accidentallycarelesslyeverywhereslowlysuddenly
- He accidentally spilled ink on his notebook.
spill + preposition
onoverout ofintoonto
- Rainwater spilled into the classroom through the broken window.
oil / chemical spill
oil spillchemical spilltoxic spillcleaning a spill
- Fishermen suffered after the oil spill near the coast.
“More examples 5
- Be careful, or you will spill the hot soup on yourself.
सावधान रहिए, नहीं तो गरम सूप आपके ऊपर गिर जाएगा।
- The river spilled over its banks after three days of heavy rain.
तीन दिन की भारी वर्षा के बाद नदी अपने किनारों से बाहर बह निकली।
- Radhika wiped up the spill with a cloth before anyone slipped.
किसी के फिसलने से पहले राधिका ने कपड़े से गिरा हुआ द्रव पोंछ दिया।
- The fans spilled onto the ground after Kohli hit the winning six.
कोहली के जीत वाला छक्का मारते ही प्रशंसक मैदान में उमड़ पड़े।
- Please do not spill the secret before the party.
कृपया पार्टी से पहले यह रहस्य उजागर मत कीजिए।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The glass fell and the water spilled out on the floor.
✓ The glass fell and the water spilled on the floor.
Spill on the floor is enough; out on is clumsy and wrong.
'Spill on the floor' पर्याप्त है; 'out on' अटपटा और गलत है।
✗ The ink got spill on my shirt.
✓ The ink got spilt on my shirt.
After got in the passive sense, the past participle spilt or spilled is needed.
Passive अर्थ में 'got' के बाद past participle 'spilt' या 'spilled' आता है।
✗ Do not cry on spilled milk.
✓ Do not cry over spilt milk.
The idiom takes over, not on.
इस मुहावरे में 'over' आता है, 'on' नहीं।
¶Idioms 2
spill the beans
to tell somebody something that should be kept secret
राज़ खोल देना
- Who spilled the beans about the surprise party?
cry over spilt milk
to waste time worrying about something that has happened and cannot be changed
बीती बात पर पछताना
- It's no use crying over spilt milk.
→Phrasal verbs 1
spill over (into sth)
to start in one area and then affect other areas
(एक जगह से) फैलकर दूसरे क्षेत्रों तक पहुँचना
- The conflict threatens to spill over into neighbouring countries.
§Grammar and usage
Verb forms: spill, spilt, spilt (British) or spilled, spilled.
Spill की दो Verb forms हैं: British English में 'spill, spilt, spilt' और American English में 'spill, spilled, spilled'। दोनों सही हैं, बस उनके प्रयोग का क्षेत्र अलग है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Spill the beans (reveal a secret), cry over spilt milk (regret something that cannot be changed: 'It's no use crying over spilt milk'), spill over (spread to another area).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: spill the beans (राज़ खोलना), cry over spilt milk (जो बदला न जा सके उस पर पछताना: 'It's no use crying over spilt milk'), spill over (दूसरे क्षेत्र में फैलना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Oil spills harm marine life; the term spillover also describes effects that spread to other areas.
तेल रिसाव समुद्री जीवन को हानि पहुँचाते हैं; spillover शब्द दूसरे क्षेत्रों में फैलने वाले प्रभावों के लिए भी है।