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Definition of Spout
1. Verb. Gush forth in a sudden stream or jet. "Water gushed forth"
Specialized synonyms: Pump, Blow, Whoosh
Generic synonyms: Pour
Derivative terms: Gush, Gusher, Spirt, Spouter, Spouter, Spurt
2. Noun. An opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain.
Generic synonyms: Opening
Group relationships: Pipage, Pipe, Piping, Watering Can, Watering Pot
3. Verb. Talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner. "Sam and Sue spout over the results of the experiment"
Generic synonyms: Mouth, Speak, Talk, Utter, Verbalise, Verbalize
Derivative terms: Jabber, Jabberer, Jabbering, Rant, Rant, Ranter, Ranting, Raver, Raving, Spouter
Definition of Spout
1. v. t. To throw out forcibly and abudantly, as liquids through an office or a pipe; to eject in a jet; as, an elephant spouts water from his trunk.
2. v. i. To issue with with violence, or in a jet, as a liquid through a narrow orifice, or from a spout; as, water spouts from a hole; blood spouts from an artery.
3. n. That through which anything spouts; a discharging lip, pipe, or orifice; a tube, pipe, or conductor of any kind through which a liquid is poured, or by which it is conveyed in a stream from one place to another; as, the spout of a teapot; a spout for conducting water from the roof of a building.
Definition of Spout
1. Noun. a tube or lip through which liquid is poured or discharged ¹
2. Noun. a stream of liquid ¹
3. Noun. the mixture of air and water thrown up from the blowhole of a whale ¹
4. Verb. to gush forth in a stream ¹
5. Verb. to speak tediously ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spout
1. to eject in a rapid stream [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Spout
1. 1. To throw out forcibly and abudantly, as liquids through an office or a pipe; to eject in a jet; as, an elephant spouts water from his trunk. "Who kept Jonas in the fish's maw Till he was spouted up at Ninivee?" (Chaucer) "Next on his belly floats the mighty whale . . . He spouts the tide." (Creech) 2. To utter magniloquently; to recite in an oratorical or pompous manner. "Pray, spout some French, son." (Beau. & Fl) 3. To pawn; to pledge; as, spout a watch. Origin: Cf. Sw. Sputa, spruta, to spout, D. Spuit a spout, spuiten to spout, and E. Spurt, sprit, v, sprout, sputter; or perhaps akin to E. Spit to eject from the mouth. 1. To issue with with violence, or in a jet, as a liquid through a narrow orifice, or from a spout; as, water spouts from a hole; blood spouts from an artery. "All the glittering hill Is bright with spouting rills." (Thomson) 2. To eject water or liquid in a jet. 3. To utter a speech, especially in a pompous manner. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)