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Pour

/pɔː/

The act of pouring.

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📖 Definitions of "Pour"

noun

1
The act of pouring.
"The bartender's inexpert pour left me with a pint of beer that was half foam."
2
Something, or an amount, poured.
3
A downpour, or flood of precipitation.

verb

1
To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it.
"pour water from a jug"
2
To send out as in a stream or a flood; to cause (an emotion) to come out; to cause to escape.
3
To send forth from, as in a stream; to discharge uninterruptedly.
4
To flow, pass or issue in a stream; to fall continuously and abundantly.
"the rain poured down."

🔄 Synonyms of "Pour"

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
peltnoun	The skin of an animal with the hair or wool on; either a raw or undressed hide, or a skin preserved with the hair or wool on it (sometimes worn as a garment with minimal modification).
streamnoun	Any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words.
swarmnoun	A large number of insects, especially when in motion or (for bees) migrating to a new colony.
decantverb	(transitive) To pour from one vessel into another.
rain bucketsverb	(idiomatic) To rain heavily
pour outverb	(transitive) To serve a drink into a cup or glass.
rain cats and dogsverb	(idiomatic, impersonal) To rain very heavily.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pour"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
decantverb	(transitive) To pour from one vessel into another.
rain bucketsverb	(idiomatic) To rain heavily
rain cats and dogsverb	(idiomatic, impersonal) To rain very heavily.
streamverb	Any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words.
peltverb	To remove the skin from (an animal); to skin.
pour outverb	(transitive) To serve a drink into a cup or glass.
swarmverb	(intransitive) To teem, or be overrun with insects, people, etc.
shedverb	(transitive) To allow to flow or fall.
flowverb	Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
sprayverb	A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid.
sinkverb	(heading, physical) To move or be moved into something.
rainverb	(meteorology) Condensed water falling from a cloud.
dumpverb	A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.
tapverb	(by extension) (transitive) To furnish (a container, etc.) with a tap (noun etymology 1, sense 2.2) so that liquid can be drawn.
pumpverb	(transitive, intransitive) To use a pump; to move (water or other liquid) by means of a pump.
faucetnoun	(Canada, US) An exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir.
teemverb	To be prolific; to abound; to be rife.
throwverb	(transitive) To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
runverb	To move swiftly.
injectverb	(transitive) To administer an injection to (someone or something), especially of medicine or drugs.