Pour

/pɔː/ · verb

Meaning

(transitive) To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it.
2. (transitive, figurative) To send out as in a stream or a flood; to cause (an emotion) to come out; to cause to escape.
3. (transitive) To send forth from, as in a stream; to discharge uninterruptedly.
4. (intransitive) To flow, pass, or issue in a stream; to fall continuously and abundantly.
5. (impersonal) To rain hard.
6. (intransitive) Of a beverage, to be on tap or otherwise available for serving to customers.
7. (intransitive) To move in a throng, as a crowd.
8. (transitive) To move (a drunk or unsteady person) into or out of a place or vehicle.

Example Sentences

pour water from a jug

pour wine into a decanter

to pour oil onto chips

to pour out sand or dust.

My teacher poured scorn on my attempts at writing.

How London doth pour out her citizens.

[…] I haue drunke neither wine nor strong drinke, but haue powred out my soule before the Lord.

Now will I shortly powre out my furie vpon thee, and accomplish mine anger vpon thee[…]

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• pours
• pouring
• poured

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