pour

[ pawr, pohr ]

/ pɔr, poʊr /

verb (used with object)

to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something: to pour a glass of milk; to pour water on a plant.

to emit or propel, especially continuously or rapidly: The hunter poured bullets into the moving object.

to produce or utter in or as in a stream or flood (often followed by out): to pour out one's troubles to a friend.

verb (used without object)

to issue, move, or proceed in great quantity or number: Crowds poured from the stadium after the game.

to flow forth or along; stream: Floodwaters poured over the embankments.

to rain heavily (often used impersonally with it as subject): It was pouring, but fortunately we had umbrellas.

noun

the act of pouring.

an abundant or continuous flow or stream: a pour of invective.

a heavy fall of rain.

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Origin of pour

1300–50; Middle English pouren; origin uncertain

OTHER WORDS FROM pour

pour·a·ble, adjectivepour·a·bil·i·ty, nounpour·er, nounpour·ing·ly, adverb

in·ter·pour, verb (used with object)re·pour, verb (used with object)trans·pour, verb (used with object)un·pour·a·ble, adjectiveun·poured, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pour

pause paws pores pours

Words nearby pour

poundage, poundal, pounder, poupart's ligament, poupart's line, pour, pour cold water on, pour encourager les autres, pour le mérite, pour oil on troubled waters, pour on the coal

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Example sentences from the Web for pouring

He was grabbing my hips and he was pouring with perspiration and he had this cheesy smile.
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Q: What was your sensation when they were pouring water... what did you physically feel?
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There was a time when the love-struck couple would kiss in the pouring rain.
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His first novel, Red Earth and Pouring Rain (1995), won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for best first book.
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Here you are, writing to a damn advice columnist, while you could be pouring everything you have into that foundation.
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In fifteen minutes they were pouring hot tea between victim's lips.
Rolf In The Woods|Ernest Thompson Seton
They have great perpendicular fronts down which Niagaras are pouring.
Among the Forces|Henry White Warren
Our curiosity was at length gratified, while they were pouring water upon her small naked feet.
A Visit to Java|W. Basil Worsfold
And she glanced at a weedy youth who was pouring oil from a long-nosed tin into something obscure.
The Chauffeur and the Chaperon|C. N. Williamson
Forward they were pouring over the bowsprit, vaulting like acrobats from the anchor stocks, or swarming up the stays.
Blackbeard: Buccaneer|Ralph D. Paine

British Dictionary definitions for pouring

pour

/ (pɔː) /

verb

to flow or cause to flow in a stream

(tr) to issue, emit, etc, in a profuse way

Also: pour with rain (intr often foll by down) to rain heavilyit's pouring down outside

(intr) to move together in large numbers; swarm

(intr) to serve tea, coffee, etcshall I pour?

it never rains but it pours events, esp unfortunate ones, come together or occur in rapid succession

pour cold water on informal to be unenthusiastic about or discourage

pour oil on troubled waters to try to calm a quarrel, etc

noun

a pouring, downpour, etc

Derived forms of pour

pourer, noun

Word Origin for pour

C13: of unknown origin

usage for pour

The verbs pour and pore are sometimes confused: she poured cream over her strudel; she pored (not poured) over the manuscript

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Idioms and Phrases with pouring

pour

In addition to the idioms beginning with pour

pour cold water on
pour oil on troubled waters
pour on the coal
pour out one's heart

also see:

it never rains but it pours

pour

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

noun

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Origin of pour

OTHER WORDS FROM pour

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Words related to pouring

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British Dictionary definitions for pouring

verb

noun

Derived forms of pour

Word Origin for pour

usage for pour

Idioms and Phrases with pouring