pour | ||
1. | [ verb ] cause to run | |
Examples: | "pour water over the floor" |
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Related terms: | move decant spill effuse dribble transfuse toss_off run | |
2. | [ verb ] move in large numbers | |
Synonyms: | swarm stream teem pullulate | |
Examples: | "people were pouring out of the theater" "beggars pullulated in the plaza" |
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Related terms: | crowd spill_over stream | |
3. | [ verb ] pour out | |
Synonyms: | pour_out decant | |
Examples: | "the sommelier decanted the wines" |
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Related terms: | carafe | |
4. | [ verb ] flow in a spurt | |
Examples: | "Water poured all over the floor" |
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Related terms: | run spurt regurgitate | |
5. | [ verb ] supply in large amounts or quantities | |
Examples: | : "We poured money into the education of our children" |
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Related terms: | supply | |
6. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 28472 | |
7. | [ verb ] (meteorology) rain heavily | |
Synonyms: | stream rain_cats_and_dogs rain_buckets pelt | |
Examples: | "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!" |
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Related terms: | rain sluice sheet downpour | |
Similar spelling: |
pore Poor Poyer Power Poore |