pour

[ pawr, pohr ]

verb (used with object)

1. to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something:

   to pour a glass of milk; to pour water on a plant.

2. to emit or propel, especially continuously or rapidly:

   The hunter poured bullets into the moving object.

3. to produce or utter in or as in a stream or flood (often followed by out ):

   to pour out one's troubles to a friend.

verb (used without object)

1. to issue, move, or proceed in great quantity or number:

   Crowds poured from the stadium after the game.

2. to flow forth or along; stream:

   Floodwaters poured over the embankments.

3. to rain heavily (often used impersonally with it as subject):

   It was pouring, but fortunately we had umbrellas.

noun

1. the act of pouring.
2. an abundant or continuous flow or stream:

   a pour of insults.

3. a heavy fall of rain.
4. a wine or other beverage:

   a list of the best pours.

pour

/ pɔː /

verb

1. to flow or cause to flow in a stream
2. tr to issue, emit, etc, in a profuse way
3. Alsopour with rain introften foll bydown to rain heavily

   it's pouring down outside

4. intr to move together in large numbers; swarm
5. intr to serve tea, coffee, etc

   shall I pour?

6. it never rains but it pours
   events, esp unfortunate ones, come together or occur in rapid succession
7. pour cold water on informal.
   to be unenthusiastic about or discourage
8. pour oil on troubled waters
   to try to calm a quarrel, etc

noun

1. a pouring, downpour, etc

Usage

The verbs pour and pore are sometimes confused: she poured cream over her strudel; she pored (not poured ) over the manuscript

Derived Forms

• ˈpourer, noun

Other Words From

• poura·ble adjective
• poura·bili·ty noun
• pourer noun
• pouring·ly adverb
• inter·pour verb (used with object)
• re·pour verb (used with object)
• un·poura·ble adjective
• un·poured adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pour¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English pouren; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of pour¹

C13: of unknown origin

Idioms and Phrases

• it never rains but it pours

Example Sentences

“If you really want to remember, then pour yourself a glass of wine and go through your diary or a photo album, or even scroll back on a device yourself,” Mayer-Schönberger said.

From Slate

But Park says the current streaming model has left her reluctant to “pour her all” into her next series.

From BBC

The messages of support continue to pour in.

From BBC

Most days as a tracker are far from glamorous — you wait for hours at a right-wing barbeque only to record the same stump speech for the hundredth time, you’re followed to your car by a Republican threatening to pour hot coffee on you, or you’re recognized and dragged away by security that’s more than happy to manhandle an obnoxious 20 something.

From Salon

In an even more rare situation, the union has continued to pour money, more than $1 million in total, into television ads and mail attacking Newman in the tight battle against a Republican for the Orange County seat in the Nov. 5 election.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• cascade
• discharge
• drain
• flood
• flow
• gush
• rush
• spew
• spill
• splash
• stream
• swarm