Used in a Sentence

spilled

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for spilled.

Editorial note

It seems like people are crying over spilled milk that hasn't even been spilled yet.

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

To mar; to damage; to destroy by misuse; to waste.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of spilled gathered in one view.

verb

To mar; to damage; to destroy by misuse; to waste.

verb

To cover or decorate with slender pieces of wood, metal, ivory, etc.; to inlay.

verb

(transitive) To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for spilled.

verb

To mar; to damage; to destroy by misuse; to waste.

verb

To cover or decorate with slender pieces of wood, metal, ivory, etc.; to inlay.

verb

(transitive) To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour.

verb

(intransitive) To spread out or fall out, as above.

Example sentences

1

It seems like people are crying over spilled milk that hasn't even been spilled yet.

2

Ah, the user flooding himself (Bui) spilled the beans and told me how he did it voluntarily in IRC.

3

Lots of ink has been spilled and most people have formed their opinions by now anyway.

4

This includes things like rematerialization that let you insert other instruction sequences instead of loads to recreate the spilled value.

5

He spilled the beans for every product that Twitter could build in the coming couple of years for everyone to see.

6

My whiteboard coding was great but I spilled my drink at lunch and ate with my mouth open?

7

Exactly how poisonous is it and what things will it damage when spilled?

8

Edit: unless your point is a temporary copy can be spilled in memory and this copy will stay in memory and won't be overwritten?

9

There's enough blood spilled that this couldn't have been the intent.

10

No one disputed for a second that she bought the coffee at McDonald's, that it was the temperature it was, or that it was spilled.

11

So far there is only ink spilled -- not blood.

12

And we all know nobody ever spilled any liquid on a keyboard, right?

Quote examples

1

For example: "Live ranges being spilled without being split first cause the mess that the rewriter is working so hard to clean up.

2

According to this statement, if we want justice, "blood" must be spilled.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use spilled in a sentence?

It seems like people are crying over spilled milk that hasn't even been spilled yet.

What does spilled mean?

To mar; to damage; to destroy by misuse; to waste.

What part of speech is spilled?

spilled is commonly used as verb.