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

You can fully avoid accidental pours, which can have a detrimental effect on water-efficient succulents.

From Popular-Science

Stir in the cheese and pour in the cream, then using your hands, mix until the flour is moistened and a shaggy dough forms.

From Washington Post

When you’re done juicing your fruits, leafy greens, or nuts, the three-degree tilt within the chamber offers an easy pour.

From Popular-Science

If you’re at home and pouring a full glass, a drop of water won’t matter, but the best rinse for a wine glass is always a small pour of the next wine.

From Washington Post

With every pair of pours, the difference between the volume in cup A and two-thirds of the total volume decayed by a factor of four, as did the difference between the volume in cup B and one-third of the total volume.

From FiveThirtyEight

Fold the parchment paper with the dry ingredients in half and pour into the stand mixer.

From The Daily Beast

This will make it easy to pour the flour mixture into the stand mixer.

From The Daily Beast

Place the thinly sliced shallots in a medium bowl and pour buttermilk over to coat.

From The Daily Beast

Cover crust with parchment paper and pour in baking beans or weights.

From The Daily Beast

“They would bend my head back, put a towel over my face and pour water over the towel,” Harrison was quoted as saying.

From The Daily Beast

In the time of destruction they shall pour out their force: and they shall appease the wrath of him that made them.

From Project Gutenberg

He shall pour frost as salt upon the earth: and when it freezeth, it shall become like the tops of thistles.

From Project Gutenberg

The temptation to pour his financial troubles into the sympathetic ears of these two dear women he resisted.

From Project Gutenberg

Cela nous plaisoit fort, car aussy nos gens avoyent besoin 36 de temps pour s'armer et pavier.

From Project Gutenberg

Arrivs, Monsieur de Biancourt se mit en armes, pour en cet arroy aller veoir Meteourmite.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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