pour
6 ENTRIES FOUND:
pours;
poured;
pouring
pours;
poured;
pouring
Britannica Dictionary definition of POUR
1
[+ object]
:
to cause (something) to flow in a steady stream from or into a container or place
— sometimes used figuratively
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He carefully poured the water into her glass.
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Pour the sauce over the pasta.
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She poured salt into the palm of her hand and then sprinkled it over the stew.
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The smokestacks poured out thick clouds of black smoke.
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The burst pipe poured out water.
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The concrete foundation has been poured.
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She poured scorn on the plan. [=she talked about the plan in a very critical and scornful way]
2
:
to fill a cup or glass with a drink for someone
[+ object]
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Will you pour (out) the wine? [=will you fill everyone's glass with wine?]
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Pour a drink for me, please. = Pour me a drink, please.
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Can I pour you some lemonade?
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He poured [=served] himself a (cup of) coffee.
[no object]
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Could you please pour?
3
always followed by an adverb or preposition,
[no object]
:
to flow or move continuously in a steady stream
— often used figuratively
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Light poured [=streamed] down from the hole in the roof.
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Smoke poured out from the chimney.
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Sweat was pouring from her brow.
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Music pours out of the dance clubs at night.
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All of his pent-up emotion came pouring out.
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She started crying, and then the whole story of what happened came pouring out.
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Orders for the soap have started to pour in.
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Thousands of people poured into the stadium for the game.
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People poured out of the subway.
4
[no object]
a
:
to rain heavily
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It poured all day.
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It was pouring the whole time we were there.
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(Brit) It is pouring (down) with rain.
b
of rain
:
to come down heavily
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The rain poured down.
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We had to wait for hours in the pouring rain.
pour cold water on
pour into
[phrasal verb]
pour (something) into (something)
:
to spend (a large amount of money, time, energy, etc.) on something
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She has poured thousands (of dollars) into the business.
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He has been pouring all his time/resources into the project.
pour oil on troubled waters
chiefly British
:
to try to make peace between people who are arguing
pour on
[phrasal verb]
1
pour on (something)
or
pour (something) on
:
to produce a lot of (something) in order to achieve something
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The defense poured on the pressure in the second half of the game.
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He really poured on the charm to get her to have dinner with him.
2
pour it on
informal
a
:
to talk about something in an emotional way that is not sincere in order to get sympathy, attention, etc.
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When he saw that she felt sorry for him, he really poured it on.
b
chiefly US
:
to do something in a very energetic and effective way
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After they took the lead in the second half, they really started to pour it on. [=they started to score a lot of points very quickly]
pour out
[phrasal verb]
pour out (something)
or
pour (something) out
:
to freely express (an emotion)
:
to talk freely about (something personal)
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I listened while he poured out his anger and frustration.
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I'm sorry about pouring out my troubles like this.
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She poured out the whole story.
pour your heart/soul out
or pour out your heart/soul
:
to speak very freely to someone about your private and most deeply felt emotions
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He'll pour his heart out to anyone who will listen.
