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pour

[ pawr, pohr ]

verb (used with object)

  1. 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.

  2. to emit or propel, especially continuously or rapidly:

    The hunter poured bullets into the moving object.

  3. 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)

  1. to issue, move, or proceed in great quantity or number:

    Crowds poured from the stadium after the game.

  2. to flow forth or along; stream:

    Floodwaters poured over the embankments.

  3. to rain heavily (often used impersonally with it as subject):

    It was pouring, but fortunately we had umbrellas.

noun

  1. the act of pouring.
  2. an abundant or continuous flow or stream:

    a pour of insults.

  3. a heavy fall of rain.
  4. a wine or other beverage:

    a list of the best pours.

pour

/ ɔː /

verb

  1. to flow or cause to flow in a stream
  2. tr to issue, emit, etc, in a profuse way
  3. Alsopour with rain introften foll bydown to rain heavily

    it's pouring down outside

  4. intr to move together in large numbers; swarm
  5. intr to serve tea, coffee, etc

    shall I pour?

  6. it never rains but it pours
    events, esp unfortunate ones, come together or occur in rapid succession
  7. pour cold water on informal.
    to be unenthusiastic about or discourage
  8. pour oil on troubled waters
    to try to calm a quarrel, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a pouring, downpour, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

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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Derived Forms

  • ˈdzܰ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • dzܰa· adjective
  • dzܰa·i·ٲ noun
  • dzܰİ noun
  • dzܰiԲ· adverb
  • t·dzܰ verb (used with object)
  • ·dzܰ verb (used with object)
  • un·dzܰa· adjective
  • ܲ·dzܰ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pour1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English pouren; origin uncertain
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pour1

C13: of unknown origin
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Idioms and Phrases

  • it never rains but it pours
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Example Sentences

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On the trade show floor, all manner of vendors were selling the latest popcorn toppings, reclining theater seats, carpet samples and a smart bar that said it would pour the perfect cocktail in four seconds.

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Most of the beverage in the US - 64.1% - is poured out of cans, according to the Beer Institute.

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Tributes have been pouring in on social media to mourn his death.

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The family fled as smoke poured out of the home, Sanchez said.

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The best way I could explain it is that pouring myself into the relationship I’ve built with my boys is what heals the brokenness inside me.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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