drink spill

Cup tipping over

A drink spill is liquid from a beverage that has been accidentally knocked over or splashed out of its container: There was a drink spill on the carpet.

The phrase treats the mishap as a discrete event or mess to be cleaned up, common in service industry contexts: We need someone to handle a drink spill at table six.

Related
  • splashLiquid scattering on impact
  • puddleShallow collected rainwater
  • stainLasting surface discoloration
  • coffee stainBrown spot from spilled brew
  • messDisorderly, troublesome condition

wet · slosh · overflow · drip · liquid · carpet · napkin · paper towel · mop · clumsy · accident · knocked over · oops · party foul · five second rule · tip · pour · coffee

Categories
Opposites
liquid containment and control

drink spillfirm grip

Secure manual hold

contained · balanced · upright

directionality of liquid movement

drink spilldrinking

Liquid consumption act

swallowing · swig · gulp · quaff · imbibing

liquid control

drink spilldecanting

Transferring liquid carefully

pouring · dispensing · serving · filling · topping off

Family

drink, spill, drinks, drinking, drinker, drinkers, drunk, drunken, drunkard

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G