spiller
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spill 1
(spĭl)v. spilled or spilt (spĭlt), spill·ing, spills
v.tr.
1. To cause or allow (a substance) to run or fall out of a container.
2. To scatter (objects) from containment: spilled the armload of books on the desk.
3. To shed (blood).
4. Nautical
a. To relieve the pressure of wind on (a sail).
b. To cause or allow (wind) to be lost from a sail.
5. To cause to fall: The rider was spilled by his horse.
6. Informal To disclose (something previously unknown); divulge: The witness spilled all the details about the suspect.
v.intr.
1. To run or fall out of a container or containment.
2. To come to the ground suddenly and involuntarily.
3. To pour out or spread beyond limits: Fans spilled onto the playing field.
n.
1. The act of spilling.
2. An amount spilled.
3. A fall, as from a horse.
4. A spillway.
[Middle English spillen, to shed blood, to spill, from Old English spillan, to kill.]
spill′er n.
spill 2
(spĭl)n.
1. A piece of wood or rolled paper used to light a fire.
2. A small peg or rod, especially one used as a plug; a spile.
[Middle English spille.]
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| Noun | 1. | spiller - an attacker who sheds or spills blood; "a great hunter and spiller of blood" |
| 2. |  spiller - a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)fishing line - a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached |
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