pour
1 of 2verb
ˈpȯr 
poured; pouring; pours
transitive verb
1
a
: to cause to flow in a stream
b
: to dispense from a container
poured drinks for everyone
2
: to supply or produce freely or copiously
poured money into the project
3
: to give full expression to : vent
poured out his feelings
intransitive verb
1
: to move with a continuous flow
2
: to rain hard
3
: to move or come continuously : stream
complaints poured in
4
: to score easily or freely (as in basketball) —used with in
poured in 30 points
pourable
ˈpȯr-ə-bəl
adjective pourer
ˈpȯr-ər
noun pouringly
ˈpȯr-iŋ-lē
adverb pour
2 of 2noun
1
: the action of pouring : stream
2
a
: an instance of pouring or an amount poured
b
: a heavy fall of rain : downpour
Synonyms
Verb
- stream
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Example Sentences
Verb He carefully poured the water into her glass. Pour the sauce over the pasta. She poured salt into the palm of her hand and then sprinkled it over the stew. The smokestacks poured out thick clouds of black smoke. The burst pipe poured out water. The concrete foundation has been poured. Can I pour you some lemonade? Smoke poured out from the chimney. Sweat was pouring from her brow. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Allison Prang, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Freeze hard, then pour another layer of water or oil over. Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2022 When apples are tender (and oven is to temp), turn heat to high so pan is very hot; sprinkle half of cheese over apples and pour egg mixture over; top with remaining half of cheese. Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Sep. 2022 Then, pour in 3–4 cups of water and let sit for 30 minutes. Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 7 Sep. 2022 Gently pour out the water along with tomato pulp and any seeds that float. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2022 Don’t pour the diluted alcohol mixture on the wood. Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 And many carriers pour money into licensing and curating their own huge libraries. Lenika Cruz, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2022 There's no need to shake or even stir; just pour the ingredients over ice in any proportion that suits your taste. Robin Soslow, Chron, 22 Aug. 2022 Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 12 July 2022 Chemex’s filter drip coffee maker has long been an essential for pour-over enthusiasts who love the ritual of grinding their own beans, boiling their own water, setting their filter and patiently pouring water in spirals for the perfect cup. Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2022 Why not try these at-home pour-over kits on the road? Jennifer Konerman, Sunset Magazine, 4 June 2022 Is there a better reward for recycling those hard plastic beer can holders than a free draft pour? Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022 This cocktail offers a complex pour for a premixed drink. Daniella Byck, Outside Online, 26 July 2022 For aeration, some decanters simply require a single pour from the bottle, but others have a more involved process. Madison Yauger, PEOPLE.com, 21 July 2022 Smaller groups will eat well with a lofty breakfast sandwich with house sausage, egg and cheese or elegant egg dishes paired with fiddlehead ferns and other seasonal delights, as well as excellent pour-over coffees made to order. oregonlive, 1 July 2022 Doused in a fountain soda or a cool pour of lemonade, nugget ice becomes a chompable little snack in your drink, a sensory experience extending beyond the brute force of frozen. Lauren Joseph, Bon Appétit, 12 July 2022 See More
Verb
While the center of the storm wasn’t expected to make landfall, Kay could pour between 2 and 4 inches of rain on parts of Southern California, posing a risk for flash flooding, said Zack Taylor, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. Allison Prang, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Freeze hard, then pour another layer of water or oil over. Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2022 When apples are tender (and oven is to temp), turn heat to high so pan is very hot; sprinkle half of cheese over apples and pour egg mixture over; top with remaining half of cheese. Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Sep. 2022 Then, pour in 3–4 cups of water and let sit for 30 minutes. Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 7 Sep. 2022 Gently pour out the water along with tomato pulp and any seeds that float. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2022 Don’t pour the diluted alcohol mixture on the wood. Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 And many carriers pour money into licensing and curating their own huge libraries. Lenika Cruz, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2022 There's no need to shake or even stir; just pour the ingredients over ice in any proportion that suits your taste. Robin Soslow, Chron, 22 Aug. 2022 Noun
Coffee lovers who want complete control will love this Bodum pour-over set. Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 12 July 2022 Chemex’s filter drip coffee maker has long been an essential for pour-over enthusiasts who love the ritual of grinding their own beans, boiling their own water, setting their filter and patiently pouring water in spirals for the perfect cup. Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2022 Why not try these at-home pour-over kits on the road? Jennifer Konerman, Sunset Magazine, 4 June 2022 Is there a better reward for recycling those hard plastic beer can holders than a free draft pour? Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022 This cocktail offers a complex pour for a premixed drink. Daniella Byck, Outside Online, 26 July 2022 For aeration, some decanters simply require a single pour from the bottle, but others have a more involved process. Madison Yauger, PEOPLE.com, 21 July 2022 Smaller groups will eat well with a lofty breakfast sandwich with house sausage, egg and cheese or elegant egg dishes paired with fiddlehead ferns and other seasonal delights, as well as excellent pour-over coffees made to order. oregonlive, 1 July 2022 Doused in a fountain soda or a cool pour of lemonade, nugget ice becomes a chompable little snack in your drink, a sensory experience extending beyond the brute force of frozen. Lauren Joseph, Bon Appétit, 12 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English
First Known Use
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
Noun
1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing pour
Kids Definition
pour
verb
ˈpȯr
poured; pouring
1
: to flow or cause to flow in or as if in a stream
Pour some tea.
Smoke poured out the windows.
His feelings came pouring out.
2
: to rain hard
3
: to move or come continuously
Money was pouring in.
pouring 1 of 2
adjective
as in rainy
marked by or abounding with rain a pouring, miserable day Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- rainy
- wet
- precipitating
- spitting
- sprinkling
- drizzling
- drizzly
- drippy
- stormy
- misty
- mizzly
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dry
pouring
2 of 2verb
1
as in flooding
to cause to flow in a stream she lifted the teakettle and poured some hot water from the spout Synonyms & Similar Words
- flooding
- streaming
- spooning
- trickling
- ladling
- inundating
- overflowing
- deluging
- cascading
2
as in flowing
to move in a stream water gently pouring down the canal toward the dam Synonyms & Similar Words
- flowing
- streaming
- dripping
- rolling
- rushing
- running
- flooding
- issuing
- gushing
- trickling
- emanating
- springing
- spurting
- rippling
- racing
- inundating
- flushing
- effusing
- overflowing
- deluging
- spouting
- arising
- coursing
- swamping
- engulfing
- dribbling
- fountaining
- cascading
- overrunning
- riffling
- guttering
- sheeting
- disemboguing
- washing out
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- backing up
- hardening
- setting
- coagulating
- clotting
- congealing
- gelling
3
as in rushing
to flow out in great quantities or with force tears pouring down his cheeks Synonyms & Similar Words
- rushing
- streaming
- splashing
- gushing
- spewing
- rolling
- squirting
- spurting
- spouting
- washing
- flooding
- running
- sloshing
- jetting
- flushing
- swooshing
- issuing
- surging
- drowning
- cascading
- sluicing
- inundating
- swelling
- overflowing
- submerging
- swamping
- engulfing
- deluging
- plashing
- overwhelming
- fountaining
- submersing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dripping
- trickling
- dropping
- sprinkling
- seeping
- dribbling
- leaking
- bleeding
- straining
- oozing
- weeping
- percolating
- spattering
- exuding
4
as in raining
to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds it's pouring outside, so you'd better take an umbrella Synonyms & Similar Words
- raining
- flooding
- precipitating
- storming
- spitting
- showering
- drowning
- inundating
- deluging
- hailing
- raining cats and dogs
- engulfing
- swamping
- squalling
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- spitting
- sprinkling
- drizzling
- misting
- mizzling
5
as in showering
to give readily and in large quantities repeatedly poured money into the revitalization of the downtown area Synonyms & Similar Words
- showering
- heaping
- lavishing
- raining
- flooding
- gushing
- inundating
- streaming
- overflowing
- hailing
- bombarding
- overwhelming
- swamping
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- keeping
- retaining
- reserving
- withholding
- holding back