spill out

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English

Verb

spill out (third-person singular simple present spills out, present participle spilling out, simple past and past participle spilled out)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to spill out.
    Be careful with that jug! The water is spilling out.
  2. (intransitive, said of people) to exit (outside) in large quantities
    People were spilling out of the stadium after the game.
  3. (intransitive, said of emotions or feelings) to be released without constraint
    Abuse spilled out of her mouth.