Y36a

To spill something over the sides of a container: “See if you can carry that water without ________ (it all over).”

This question was recoded; it can be compared to the 1965–70 question Y36.

SLOSHING	7
SLOPPING	3
SPILLING	2
SPLASHING	2
A LID	1
COVER	1
DUMPING	1

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