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Definition of Pour
1. Verb. Cause to run. "The women pour water into the bowl"; "Pour water over the floor"
Generic synonyms: Displace, Move
Causes: Course, Feed, Flow, Run
Also: Pour Down
2. Verb. Move in large numbers. "The crowds pour in the streets"; "Beggars pullulated in the plaza"
Generic synonyms: Crowd, Crowd Together
Specialized synonyms: Pour Out, Spill Out, Spill Over
Derivative terms: Stream, Swarm
3. Verb. Pour out. "The sommelier decanted the wines"
4. Verb. Flow in a spurt. "Water and oil pour into the bowl"; "Water poured all over the floor"
Specialized synonyms: Gush, Spirt, Spout, Spurt, Regurgitate
5. Verb. Supply in large amounts or quantities. "We poured money into the education of our children"
6. Verb. Rain heavily. "It was pouring all day long "; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"
Generic synonyms: Rain, Rain Down
Specialized synonyms: Sheet, Sluice, Sluice Down
Derivative terms: Pelter
Definition of Pour
1. a. Poor.
2. v. i. To pore.
3. v. t. To cause to flow in a stream, as a liquid or anything flowing like a liquid, either out of a vessel or into it; as, to pour water from a pail; to pour wine into a decanter; to pour oil upon the waters; to pour out sand or dust.
4. v. i. To flow, pass, or issue in a stream, or as a stream; to fall continuously and abundantly; as, the rain pours; the people poured out of the theater.
5. n. A stream, or something like a stream; a flood.
Definition of Pour
1. Verb. (transitive) To cause to flow in a stream, as a liquid or anything flowing like a liquid, either out of a vessel or into it ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To send forth as in a stream or a flood; to emit; to let escape freely or wholly. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To send forth from, as in a stream; to discharge uninterruptedly. ¹
4. Verb. (intransitive) To flow, pass or issue in or as a stream; to fall continuously and abundantly; as, the rain pours. ¹
5. Noun. The act of pouring. ¹
6. Noun. Something, or an amount, poured. ¹
7. Noun. (colloquial) A stream, or something like a stream; especially a flood of precipitation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pour
1. to cause to flow [v -ED, -ING, -S] : POURABLE [adj]