Let and Spill

Let

Let verb - To give permission to.

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Spill and let are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spill" instead a verb "Let".

Nearby Word: letting

Spill verb - To make known (as information previously kept secret).

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Let and spill are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Let" instead a verb "Spill".

The mooks in I-Ninja are mechanized ninjas that bleed green goop, to which Ninja is free to spill and let it soak his blade.

Source: Mecha-Mooks
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique: The Bat-Man takes one of Ultra-Humanite's goons on top of a planet display and threatens to let him drop if he doesn't spill his guts.

Source: Comic Book / Superman & Batman: Generations
Our Zombies Are Different Precision F-Strike: Appropriate for the time; everyone tends to watch their language when women are about, but in moments of stress both sexes let the word "shit" spill out.

Source: Literature / Clockwork Century

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