spout

S0667800 (spout)v. spout·ed, spout·ing, spouts v.intr.1. To gush forth in a rapid stream or in spurts: Water spouted from the faucet.2. To discharge a liquid or other substance continuously or in spurts: whales spouting offshore.3. To speak in a wordy, dull, or pompous manner: spouted on about how well-made the building was.v.tr.1. To discharge (a flowing or spurting liquid); release: The statue's mouth spouted water.2. To utter in a wordy, dull, or pompous manner: spouted statistics to prove his point.3. Chiefly British To pawn.n.1. A tube, lip, or hole through which liquid is released or discharged: the spout of a teapot.2. A continuous stream of liquid.3. The burst of spray from the blowhole of a whale.4. Chiefly British A pawnshop.Idiom: up the spout Chiefly British Slang 1. Pawned.2. In difficulty.3. Pregnant.

[Middle English spouten, ultimately of imitative origin.]

spout′er n.

spout

(spaʊt) vb1. to discharge (a liquid) in a continuous jet or in spurts, esp through a narrow gap or under pressure, or (of a liquid) to gush thus2. (Zoology) (of a whale, etc) to discharge air through the blowhole, so that it forms a spray at the surface of the water3. informal to utter (a stream of words) on a subject, often at lengthn4. a tube, pipe, chute, etc, allowing the passage or pouring of liquids, grain, etc5. a continuous stream or jet of liquid6. (Physical Geography) short for waterspout7. up the spout slang a. ruined or lost: any hope of rescue is right up the spout. b. pregnant[C14: perhaps from Middle Dutch spouten, from Old Norse spyta to spit] ˈspouter n

spout

(spaʊt)

v.t. 1. to discharge in a stream or jet: volcanoes spouting ash and lava. 2. to state or declaim volubly or in a pompous manner: spouting theories on foreign policy. v.i. 3. to issue in a jet or continuous stream. 4. to issue forth with force, as liquid through a narrow orifice. 5. to speak volubly or pompously. n. 6. a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed. 7. a trough or shoot for discharging or conveying grain, flour, etc. 8. waterspout. 9. a continuous stream of material discharged from or as if from a pipe. 10. a spring of water. 11. Archaic. pawnshop. [1300–50; (v.) Middle English, akin to Dutch spuiten, Old Norse spȳta to spit¹; (n.) Middle English spowt(e) pipe, akin to the n.] spout′er, n.

spout

Past participle: spouted
Gerund: spouting

Imperative
spout
spout

Present
I spout
you spout
he/she/it spouts
we spout
you spout
they spout

Preterite
I spouted
you spouted
he/she/it spouted
we spouted
you spouted
they spouted

Present Continuous
I am spouting
you are spouting
he/she/it is spouting
we are spouting
you are spouting
they are spouting

Present Perfect
I have spouted
you have spouted
he/she/it has spouted
we have spouted
you have spouted
they have spouted

Past Continuous
I was spouting
you were spouting
he/she/it was spouting
we were spouting
you were spouting
they were spouting

Past Perfect
I had spouted
you had spouted
he/she/it had spouted
we had spouted
you had spouted
they had spouted

Future
I will spout
you will spout
he/she/it will spout
we will spout
you will spout
they will spout

Future Perfect
I will have spouted
you will have spouted
he/she/it will have spouted
we will have spouted
you will have spouted
they will have spouted

Future Continuous
I will be spouting
you will be spouting
he/she/it will be spouting
we will be spouting
you will be spouting
they will be spouting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been spouting
you have been spouting
he/she/it has been spouting
we have been spouting
you have been spouting
they have been spouting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been spouting
you will have been spouting
he/she/it will have been spouting
we will have been spouting
you will have been spouting
they will have been spouting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been spouting
you had been spouting
he/she/it had been spouting
we had been spouting
you had been spouting
they had been spouting

Conditional
I would spout
you would spout
he/she/it would spout
we would spout
you would spout
they would spout

Past Conditional
I would have spouted
you would have spouted
he/she/it would have spouted
we would have spouted
you would have spouted
they would have spouted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spout - an opening that allows the passage of liquids or graingargoyle - a spout that terminates in a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animalnozzle, nose - a projecting spout from which a fluid is dischargedopening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door"pipage, pipe, piping - a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.watering can, watering pot - a container with a handle and a spout with a perforated nozzle; used to sprinkle water over plants
Verb	1.	spout - gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; "water gushed forth"gush, spirt, spurtpump - flow intermittentlyblow - spout moist air from the blowhole; "The whales blew"whoosh - gush or squirt out; "Oil whooshed up when the drill hit the well"pour - flow in a spurt; "Water poured all over the floor"
	2.	spout - talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory mannerjabber, mouth off, rabbit on, rant, ravemouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

spout

verb1. stream, shoot, gush, spurt, jet, spray, surge, discharge, erupt, emit, squirt In a storm, water spouts out of the blowhole just like a whale.2. (Informal) hold forth, talk, rant, go on (informal), rabbit (on) (Brit. informal), ramble (on), pontificate, declaim, spiel (informal), expatiate, orate, speechify She would go red in the face and start to spout.noun1. jet, fountain, gush, outpouring, geyser Experts later blew it up - sending a spout of water soaring 30ft into the sky.2. nozzle, lip, rose a pot with a broken spout

spout

verbTo eject or be ejected in a sudden thin, swift stream:jet, spray, spurt, squirt.nounA sudden swift stream of ejected liquid:jet, spray, spurt, squirt.

Translations

喷出喷流喷管或嘴急流高谈阔论

spout

(spaut) verb1. to throw out or be thrown out in a jet. Water spouted from the hole in the tank.喷出2. to talk or say (something) loudly and dramatically. He started to spout poetry, of all things!高谈阔论 noun1. the part of a kettle, teapot, jug, water-pipe etc through which the liquid it contains is poured out. 喷管（或嘴） 2. a jet or strong flow (of water etc). （水的）喷流，急流

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be up the spout

slang To be pregnant. You two have only been married for a couple of months, I can't believe you're up the spout already!See also: spout, up

up the spout

slang Pregnant. You two have only been married for a couple of months, I can't believe you're up the spout already! I was pretty wild during my university years, which is how I found myself up the spout at 22.See also: spout, up

spout off

1. To speak (about someone or something) in a particularly boastful or arrogant manner. My date kept spouting off about how important she is in her job and how much money she makes, never even asking what I do for a living.2. To speak for a tedious or exasperating length of time. My father in law never fails to spout off about his various journeys around the world whenever we see him. I always let my mind wander whenever Dan starts spouting off about politics like that.3. To utter something in a brash, unwelcome, or unpleasant manner. Dan, please stop spouting off intimate details about our private life like that—we're in a public restaurant! He spouted off some very technical, longwinded answer that made absolutely no sense whatsoever.See also: off, spout

spout from (something)

1. Of a liquid or gas, to pour or gush out from something. Heavy rains overloaded the local sewer lines, causing sewage to spout from the building's toilets. Boiling-hot steam spouted from the fissure in the ground.2. To expel or eject some liquid or gas from something in a stream or gush. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "spout" and "from." The pot started spouting steam from a hole in its lid as the contents inside began to boil. As the pressure increased, the dam began spouting water from a crack that appeared near the center.3. Of words or thoughts, to issue forth from some source very quickly or voluminously. Words were spouting from his lips faster than I could even comprehend them. I usually have to sit at my desk and let my mind wander for a bit before good ideas start spouting from it.4. To recite words or thoughts taken from some source, especially in a disingenuous, pretentious, or naïve manner. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "spout" and "from." That's the last time I date a philosophy major. She just spent every evening together spouting rubbish from whatever book she happened to be reading that day. Stop spouting the rules and regulations from the employee handbook at me, Tom. You're not my boss!See also: spout

spout out

1. Of a liquid or gas, to pour or gush out (from something). Heavy rains overloaded the local sewer lines, causing sewage to spout out of all the toilets in the building. Eventually the pressure was so great that a crack appeared in the container and steam began spouting out.2. To expel or eject some liquid or gas from something in a stream or gush. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "spout" and "out." The pot started spouting out steam as the contents inside began to boil. Boiling-hot steam spouted from the fissure in the ground.3. To utter something very quickly or abruptly, especially something that is unsolicited, inappropriate, or not meant to be shared. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "spout" and "out." My uncle when off on a tirade, spouting out the most awful invectives imaginable. Suddenly, apropos of nothing, she spouted a wedding proposal out, which took me completely by surprise. Once he gets going, Stephen will start spouting facts and figures out so fast that it will make your head spin.See also: out, spout

gush (forth) (from someone or something)

and gush (forth) (out of someone or something); gush (out) (from someone or something) to spout out of someone or something.(Can be words, water, blood, vomit, etc. The optional elements cannot be transposed.) The blood gushed forth from his wound. Curses gushed forth from Sharon. Water gushed forth out of the broken pipe. The words gushed out from her mouth. The curses gushed from her mouth in torrents.

spout from something

[for a liquid] to gush from something. A plume of water vapor spouted from the blowhole of the whale. Water spouted from the top of the fountain and flowed down the sides.See also: spout

spout off

(about someone or something) 1. to brag or boast about someone or something. Stop spouting off about Tom. Nobody could be that good! Alice is spouting off about her new car. 2. to speak out publicly about someone or something; to reveal information publicly about someone or something. I wish you wouldn't spout off about my family affairs in public. There is no point in spouting off about this problem.See also: off, spout

spout something out

1. Lit. to exude a liquid. The hose spouted the cooling water out all over the children. It spouted out cooling water. 2. Fig. to blurt something out; to speak out suddenly, revealing some important piece of information. She spouted the name of the secret agent out under the effects of the drug. She spouted out everything we wanted to know.See also: out, spout

up the spout

BRITISH, INFORMAL1. If something is up the spout, it is completely ruined. The money's disappeared, so has he, and the whole scheme's up the spout. The economy's up the spout.2. If a woman is up the spout, she is pregnant. Her daughter is up the spout again. Note: This is usually used when the pregnancy is a problem rather than a good thing. Note: Originally, this expression was used to refer to items which had been pawned (= given to someone in return for a loan of money). The `spout' was the lift in which an item was taken from the pawnbroker's shop to the storeroom above. See also: spout, up

up the spout

1 no longer working or likely to be useful or successful. 2 (of a woman) pregnant. British informalSee also: spout, up

be/go up the ˈspout

(British English, slang) be/go wrong; be spoilt or not working: It looks like our holiday plans are up the spout. ♢ This information the bank sent me is totally up the spout. Spout was the name given to a lift in a pawnbroker’s shop which took goods up to an area where they were stored. If somebody had items up the spout, they were in financial trouble. The expression gradually came to mean difficulties in general.See also: go, spout, up

spout off

v.1. To speak continuously and tediously: I dread spending an evening with my cousins and listening to them spout off about their last vacation.2. To utter something that is long-winded and tedious: I'd hoped for a simple answer, but the mechanic spouted off a technical explanation that confused me even more. The tour guides have to memorize the speech until they can spout it off without effort.See also: off, spout

up the spout

Chiefly British Slang 1. Pawned.2. In difficulty.3. Pregnant.See also: spout, up

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verb stream

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verb hold forth

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noun jet

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noun nozzle

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verb to eject or be ejected in a sudden thin, swift stream

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noun a sudden swift stream of ejected liquid

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noun an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain

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verb gush forth in a sudden stream or jet

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verb talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

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