spile in English dictionary

  • spile

    Meanings and definitions of "spile"

    • (obsolete or dialectal) A splinter.
    • A spigot or plug used to stop the hole in a barrel or cask.
    • (US) A spout inserted in a maple (or other tree) to draw off sap.
    • To plug (a hole) with a spile.
    • To draw off (a liquid) using a spile.
    • To provide (a barrel, tree etc.) with a spile.
    • A pile; a post or girder.
    • To support by means of spiles.
    • (US, dialect, ambitransitive) spoil.
    • noun
      A pile; a post or girder.
    • verb
      (US, dialect, transitive, intransitive)
      spoil.
    • verb
      To support by means of spiles.
    • noun
      a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
    • noun
      a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask

    Synonyms of "spile" in English dictionary

    stopper, piling, bung are the top synonyms of "spile" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of spile

    • spile ( third-person singular simple present spiles, present participle spiling, simple past and past participle spiled)
    • spile ( plural  spiles)
    • spile (plural spiles)
    • spile (third-person singular simple present spiles, present participle spiling, simple past and past participle spiled)

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