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spill

Verb

  1. 1

    spill

    To let water or tiny grains, etc., leak out or fall.

    Korean definition: 물이나 작은 알갱이 등을 밖으로 새게 하거나 떨어뜨리다.

    • The table was messy because of the grains of rice the child had spilled.

    • I held the bottle with slippery hands, dropped it, and spilled the liquor on the floor.

  2. 2

    drop; misplace

    To drop something carelessly in the wrong place.

    Korean definition: 부주의로 물건 등을 엉뚱한 곳에 떨어뜨리다.

    • My older brother dropped his new wallet somewhere and never found it.

    • The lost-and-found box was full of belongings people had dropped and left behind.

  3. 3

    leak out

    To make secret or information, etc., secretly known to another.

    Korean definition: 비밀이나 정보 등을 넌지시 남이 알도록 하다.

    • Seunggyu meanly went around secretly leaking other people's secrets.

    • Reporter Kim wrote an article based on information that Congressman Lee subtly leaked.

  4. 4

    show; display

    To exhibit a certain feeling or expression briefly.

    Korean definition: 어떤 감정을 표정 등으로 잠깐 드러내다.

    • That woman winked at me, flashed a smile, and walked past.

    • I couldn't figure out the true feelings of Jisu, who kept an angry look and then flashed me a brief smile.