spout

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/ spaʊt /

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verb (used with object)

to emit or discharge forcibly (a liquid, granulated substance, etc.) in a stream or jet.

Informal. to state or declaim volubly or in an oratorical manner: He spouted his theories on foreign policy for the better part of the night.

verb (used without object)

to discharge, as a liquid, in a jet or continuous stream.

to issue forth with force, as liquid or other material through a narrow orifice.

Informal. to talk or speak at some length or in an oratorical manner.

noun

a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.

a trough or shoot for discharging or conveying grain, flour, etc.

a waterspout.

a continuous stream of liquid, granulated substance, etc., discharged from or as if from a pipe, tube, shoot, etc.

a spring of water.

a downpour or fall, especially of water, from a high place; waterfall.

a dumbwaiter or chute, formerly common in pawnbrokers' shops, by which articles pawned were sent to another floor for storage.

British Slang. pawnshop.

OTHER WORDS FOR spout

3, 4 squirt, livestream, pour.

5 declaim, rant, harangue, speechify.

6 nozzle, nose.

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Idioms about spout

up the spout, British Slang.

pawned.
in a desperate situation; beyond help: His financial affairs are up the spout.

Origin of spout

First recorded in 1300–50; (verb) Middle English spouten; cognate with Dutch spuiten; akin to the Old Norse verbspȳta spit¹; (noun) Middle English spowt(e) “pipe,” akin to the noun

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3, 4. See flow.

OTHER WORDS FROM spout

spouter, nounspoutless, adjectivespoutlike, adjective

Words nearby spout

spot TV, spotty, spot-weld, spousal, spouse, spout, spout cup, spouted, spouting, spp., S.P.Q.R.

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How to use spout in a sentence

Electric milk frothers come in pitcher-like designs with a spout and handle, as well as single-piece designs the size of a food processor.
Best milk frother for delicious drinks at home|Billy Cadden|July 29, 2021|Popular-Science
The third option, a gravity-fed water fountain, features a large water container with a filter in the spout that feeds water into a basin via a valve.
Best pet water fountains: Never refill a bowl again|Florie Korani|July 7, 2021|Popular-Science
These adjustments came after the tongue missed unseen or distant droplets, or when the spout was unexpectedly retracted a millimeter or more.
Mammal brains may use the same circuits to control tongues and limbs|Charles Q. Choi|May 19, 2021|Science News
Jerry cans can be carried either standing up vertically, or on their back, so long as the angled fuel spout remains on top, and this holder allows for either orientation.
How to Safely Store and Transport Extra Gasoline|Wes Siler|May 14, 2021|Outside Online

After 15 or 20 minutes of compression — this is the thrilling part — you empty the excess water from a spout at the top of the box.
Anyone Who Cooks Tofu Should Invest in a Tofu Press|Emma Alpern|March 12, 2021|Eater
Meaning, Williams has basically previously displayed his willingness to spout government propaganda in exchange for cash.
Ben Carson’s Bizarrely Serious, Seriously Bizarre Campaign Crew|Olivia Nuzzi|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Displayed proudly on the bar top is a beautifully crafted, four-spout absinthe fountain filled with slowly melting ice.
The Absinthe-Minded Porteños of Buenos Aires|Jeff Campagna|March 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The spout was almost universally believed to be a sign of the apocalypse.
Benjamin Franklin, America’s First Storm Chaser|Lee Sandlin|April 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
If the spout was air and not water, then there was no necessary reason for it to be confined to seas and oceans.
Benjamin Franklin, America’s First Storm Chaser|Lee Sandlin|April 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
So this meant that the solid appearance of the spout had to be an illusion.
Benjamin Franklin, America’s First Storm Chaser|Lee Sandlin|April 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I saw something of the same sort on the hills, and expected to see St. Helena spout flames.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
The upper right hand object is furnished with a spout, and an opening for replenishing the vessel.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
Accident made us meet with the seigneur count shortly before the sand-spout burst upon us.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue
At the entrance doors there are two curious pieces of wood exactly like spout heads.
Our Churches and Chapels|Atticus
Entries relating to the “spout or water engine” are frequent in their records.
The Influence and Development of English Gilds|Francis Aiden Hibbert

British Dictionary definitions for spout

spout

/ (spaʊt) /

verb

to discharge (a liquid) in a continuous jet or in spurts, esp through a narrow gap or under pressure, or (of a liquid) to gush thus

(of a whale, etc) to discharge air through the blowhole, so that it forms a spray at the surface of the water

informal to utter (a stream of words) on a subject, often at length

noun

a tube, pipe, chute, etc, allowing the passage or pouring of liquids, grain, etc

a continuous stream or jet of liquid

short for waterspout

up the spout slang

ruined or lostany hope of rescue is right up the spout
pregnant

Derived forms of spout

spouter, noun

Word Origin for spout

C14: perhaps from Middle Dutch spouten, from Old Norse spyta to spit

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