spout

[ spout ]

/ spaʊt /

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.

Words nearby spout

spotter, spottie, spotty, spousal, spouse, spout, spout cup, spouted, spouting, spp., spqr

Idioms for spout

up the spout, British Slang.

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

Origin of spout

1300–50; (v.) Middle English spouten; cognate with Dutch spuiten; akin to Old Norse spȳta to spit¹; (noun) Middle English spowt(e) pipe, akin to the noun

SYNONYMS FOR spout

3, 4 squirt, stream, pour. See flow.

5 declaim, rant, harangue, speechify.

6 nozzle, nose.

OTHER WORDS FROM spout

spout·er, nounspout·less, adjectivespout·like, adjective

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Examples from the Web for spouter

Sure enough, about two miles to the leeward of us was a fine barque, at once pronounced a 'spouter' (whaler), and an American.
The Naval History of the United States|Willis J. Abbot.
Again there was a silence, and then Spouter came to the front.
The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island|Edward Stratemeyer
“But this Bangs may be some relative of his,” put in Spouter.
The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch|Edward Stratemeyer
“Come on out, Spouter, and let us love you a little,” called Fred through the keyhole.
The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch|Edward Stratemeyer

"It isn't as bad as that, Spouter," returned Jack, looking out of the window.
The Rover Boys on a Hunt|Arthur M. Winfield (Edward Stratemeyer)

British Dictionary definitions for spouter

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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