spill vs pour
pour vs spillspill is a noun but pour is not a noun.
spill and pour both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| spill | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| pour | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
pour is a hypernym of
spill; that is, pour is a
word with a broader meaning than spill:
- spill: pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities
- pour: cause to run
| spill (noun) | pour (noun) |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| spill (verb) | pour (verb) |
|---|---|
| reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail) | move in large numbers |
| reveal information | flow in a spurt |
| cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over | cause to run |
| pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities | pour out gradually, so as to separate out sediment |
| cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container | supply in large amounts or quantities |
| flow, run or fall out and become lost | rain heavily |
Words related to "spill"
- babble
- babble out
- blab
- blab out
- brim over
- bring down
- conduit
- course
- cut
- cut back
- cut down
- disgorge
- displace
- fall
- feed
- flow
- let the cat out of the bag
- liquid
- move
- overflow
- overrun
- peach
- pour
- pour forth
- pratfall
- reduce
- release
- run
- run out
- run over
- sailing
- seed
- shed
- sing
- slip
- slop
- spill
- spill the beans
- spillage
- spiller
- spillway
- splatter
- stream
- talk
- tattle
- tell
- trim
- trim back
- trim down
- trip
- tumble
- wasteweir
- well over
- wipeout
Words related to "pour"
- course
- crowd
- crowd together
- decant
- displace
- dribble
- drip
- drop
- effuse
- feed
- flow
- furnish
- gush
- move
- offer
- pelt
- pour
- pour down
- pour forth
- pour out
- provide
- pullulate
- pump
- rain
- rain buckets
- rain cats and dogs
- rain down
- regurgitate
- render
- run
- shed
- sheet
- sluice
- sluice down
- spill
- spill out
- spill over
- spirt
- spout
- spurt
- stream
- supply
- swarm
- teem
- transfuse
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