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spout
[ spout ]
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.
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- to issue forth with force, as liquid or other material through a narrow orifice.
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- Informal. to talk or speak at some length or in an oratorical manner.
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noun
- a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
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- 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.
spout
/ 貹ʊ /
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 lost
any hope of rescue is right up the spout
- pregnant
Derived Forms
- ˈdzܳٱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- dzܳİ noun
- dzܳl adjective
- dzܳl adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of spout1
Idioms and Phrases
- up the spout, British Slang.
- pawned.
- in a desperate situation; beyond help:
His financial affairs are up the spout.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Herman is known for spouting hateful words not just in the council’s ornate chamber but at smaller committee meetings.
The guard, a man, hovers behind her as she watches the video feed, spouting useless information about body language that, surely, an educated and trained psychologist already knows.
But they must know deep down that they’re spouting partisan claptrap.
“Some guys are more inclined to spout off and be a little more colorful than others,” Boone said.
There is also a very low risk of water spouts and tornadoes, Kittell said.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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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