feed vs spill

feed and spill both are nouns.

feed and spill both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
feed	Yes	No	Yes	No
spill	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, spill is a hyponym of feed; that is, spill is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than feed:

feed: move along, of liquids
spill: flow, run or fall out and become lost

Other hyponyms of feed include flush, gush, jet, surge, tide, circulate, eddy, purl, swirl, whirl, whirlpool, run off, waste, run down, pour, run out, stream, well out, dribble, filter, trickle, drain, run out, ooze, seep, gutter.

feed (noun)	spill (noun)
food for domestic livestock	the act of allowing a fluid to escape
	a sudden drop from an upright position
	a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
	liquid that is spilled

feed (verb)	spill (verb)
provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to	reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)
introduce continuously	reveal information
take in food; used of animals only	cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over
give food to	pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities
serve as food for; be the food for	cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
feed into; supply	flow, run or fall out and become lost
provide as food
gratify
profit from in an exploitatory manner
move along, of liquids
support or promote

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