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pour
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- pronunciation:
- por
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
pours, pouring, poured |
| definition 1: |
to enable (a liquid or granular substance such as salt) to flow or stream, as from a container.
She poured some milk into her coffee.
- similar words:
- decant, disgorge, outpour, release, spill
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| definition 2: |
to produce or emit continuously or copiously as if in a torrent or flood.
They poured their savings into the project.- synonyms:
- flood, rain
- similar words:
- channel, gush, spurt
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| definition 3: |
to give forth or utter without restraint (often fol. by "out").
He poured out his grief to me.- synonyms:
- deluge, flood, vent
- similar words:
- disgorge, lavish, stream
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| related words: |
cascade, hail, rain, spout, well |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to rain heavily.
It had been pouring all day and the ground was soaked.- synonyms:
- flood, rain cats and dogs, storm
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| definition 2: |
to issue forth in great amounts.
Blood was pouring from his wounds.- synonyms:
- flood, gush, rain, stream
- antonyms:
- trickle
- similar words:
- flow, issue, run, spill, spout, spurt, wash
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| related words: |
burst, cascade, erupt, exhaust, gush, rain, roll, rush, start, storm, stream, tear, well |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a continuous and heavy flowing forth.
The pour of water from the roof caused flooding in the basement.- synonyms:
- cataract, flood, gush, outflow, rain, stream, torrent
- similar words:
- cascade, deluge, downpour, flow
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| related words: |
cataract, gush |
| derivations: |
pourable (adj.), pourer (n.) |
The words pour, poor, and pore sound alike but have different meanings.
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