See spill in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To grow or spread in a disorderly or planless fashion:
sprawl, straggle. See orderTo come to the ground suddenly and involuntarily:
drop, fall, go down, nose-dive, pitch, plunge, topple, tumble. Idiom: take a fall (or header) (or plunge) (or spill) (or tumble). See rise- (Informal)
To disclose in a breach of confidence:
betray, blab, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, tell, uncover, unveil. (Archaic) discover. Idioms: let slip, let the cat out of the bag, spill the beans, tell all. See show
noun
A sudden involuntary drop to the ground:
dive, fall, nosedive, pitch, plunge, tumble. (Informal) header. See rise
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