"spill out" meaning in English

See spill out in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: spills out [present, singular, third-person], spilling out [participle, present], spilled out [participle, past], spilled out [past], spilt out [participle, past], spilt out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|past2=spilt out}} spill out (third-person singular simple present spills out, present participle spilling out, simple past and past participle spilled out or spilt out)
  1. (intransitive, said of people) to exit (outside) in large quantities Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-spill_out-en-verb-R4AakLz0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 47 7 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 45 42 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 47 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 47 5
  2. (intransitive, said of emotions or feelings) to be released without constraint Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-spill_out-en-verb-7KEqDNz6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 47 7 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 45 42 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 47 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 47 5
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see spill, out.
    Sense id: en-spill_out-en-verb-ppK5TBBR Categories (other): English phrasal verbs formed with "out" Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 45 42 13

Inflected forms

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