pour
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/pɔː/
English
Definitions
noun
- The act of pouring.“The bartender's inexpert pour left me with a pint of beer that was half foam.”
- Something, or an amount, poured.
- A downpour, or flood of precipitation.
verb
- 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”
- To send out as in a stream or a flood; to cause (an emotion) to come out; to cause to escape.
- To send forth from, as in a stream; to discharge uninterruptedly.
- To flow, pass or issue in a stream; to fall continuously and abundantly.“the rain poured down.”
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