SPILL

Spill

Spill is the occurrence in sound recording and live sound mixing whereby sound is picked up by a microphone from a source other than that which is intended. Spill is usually seen as a problem, and various steps are taken to avoid it or reduce it. In some styles of music, such as orchestral music, jazz, and blues, it is more likely to be accepted or even seen as desirable.

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spill

Noun

  1. A mess of something that has been dropped.
  2. A fall or stumble.
    The bruise is from a bad spill he had last week.
  3. A small stick or piece of paper used to light a candle, cigarette etc by the transfer of a flame from a fire.
  4. A slender piece of anything.
    1. A peg or pin for plugging a hole, as in a cask; a spile.
    2. A metallic rod or pin.
  5. One of the thick laths or poles driven horizontally ahead of the main timbering in advancing a level in loose ground.
  6. A small sum of money.
  7. A declaration that the leadership of a parliamentary party is vacant, and open for re-election. Short form of

Verb

  1. To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to pour.
    I spilled some sticky juice on the kitchen floor.
  2. To spread out or fall out, as above.
    Some sticky juice spilled onto the kitchen floor.
  3. To drop something that was intended to be caught.
  4. To mar; to damage; to destroy by misuse; to waste.
  5. To be destroyed, ruined, or wasted; to come to ruin; to perish; to waste.
  6. To cause to flow out and be lost or wasted; to shed.
  7. To cover or decorate with slender pieces of wood, metal, ivory, etc.; to inlay.
  8. To relieve a sail from the pressure of the wind, so that it can be more easily reefed or furled, or to lessen the strain.


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