spill1
  
  v.
 (past and past part. spilt or spilled)
     - (with reference to liquid) flow or cause to flow over the edge of its container.
 - discharge or be discharged from a container or place.
 - informal reveal (confidential information).
 - cause to fall off a horse or bicycle.
 - Sailing  let (wind) out of a sail, typically by slackening the sheets.
 
n.
   - a quantity of liquid that has spilled or been spilt. 
▸an instance of a liquid spilling or being spilt.
 - a fall from a horse or bicycle.
 - Austral. a vacating of all or several posts in a cabinet or parliamentary party to allow reorganization.
 
 
  Phrase
  
    - spill the beans
 informal reveal secret information unintentionally or indiscreetly.  - spill blood
 kill or wound people.  - spill one's guts
 informal reveal much information in an uninhibited way. 
   
  Derivative
  
  Etymology
  OE spillan ‘kill, waste, shed blood’.
 
  
    
spill2
  
  n.
 a thin strip of wood or paper used for lighting a fire, pipe, etc.
 
  Etymology
  ME: obscurely rel. to spile.