spill out

Tumble out messily

Spill out describes contents escaping or emerging from a container, often in an uncontrolled way: Coins spilled out of the torn bag.

It extends naturally to people leaving an enclosed space in numbers: The crowd spilled out onto the sidewalk after the show.

When applied to words, emotions, or information, spill out suggests an unplanned or unstoppable release: The whole story spilled out before she could stop herself.

discharge

pour

Send liquid streaming out

  • gushFlow out forcefully
  • flowUnbroken forward movement
  • streamSteady continuous flow

empty · drain · leak · seep · ooze · trickle · cascade · flood · rush · escape

overflow

surge

Sudden powerful increase

swarm · emerge · exit · evacuate · disperse · scatter · exodus · disembark · stampede

confession

unburden

Remove a weight from

confide · admit · open up · come clean · let slip · bare · confess · acknowledge · secrets · truth

Opposites
containment and movement

spill outpour in

Enter in great numbers

rush in · contain · hold in · keep in · collect

disclosure of information

spill outhold back

Prevent forward movement

keep secret · bottle up · suppress · conceal · withhold

orderliness and control

spill outstay put

Remain in place

tuck in · slot in · file in · stack up · line up

Family

spill, out, spilled, spilling, spills, spilt, spillage, spillover, overspill

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G