In a boat, the top is open, so water can spill over the side.

The cold water spilled across his hands as he filled the bucket.

He tried to give him a drink, but the water spilled over his father's chin.

Water spilled on his pants, but he took no notice.

She held out her arms to him, and water spilled from them like fountains.

Still, the water spilled into the sand cannot be drunk, and there is no going back.

She found otherwise when water spilled into her lap after a rain.

Brown water spilled across the trays, which were shaking away.

The anger had gone out of him as water might spill from a sieve.

She heard a hissing spray and then hot water spilled across her.