pour
Verb (Transitive):
- To cause (a liquid, granular substance, or flowing mass) to flow from a container in a steady stream: The primary action of transferring a substance by tipping its container.
- To dispense or serve a drink by doing this: To fill a cup or glass by pouring.
- To emit or send forth in a copious, continuous stream: To produce something in a voluminous, unrestrained flow.
Verb (Intransitive):
- To flow in a continuous, heavy stream: Used for liquids or substances moving like a liquid.
- To rain very heavily: Used to describe intense rainfall.
- To come or go in a continuous, heavy stream: Used for people or things moving in large numbers.
Verb (Transitive):
- She will pour the tea into the cups.
- The company poured millions into research and development.
- Pour the concrete mixture into the mold carefully.
Verb (Intransitive):
- Water began to pour from the broken pipe.
- Take an umbrella; it's pouring outside.
- Fans poured out of the stadium after the game.
"to pour cold water on (something)": to discourage an idea or enthusiasm; to be unenthusiastic or critical about a plan.
- He poured cold water on our proposal, pointing out all the potential flaws.
"to pour one's heart out": to express one's feelings, especially troubles, very openly and emotionally.
- She poured her heart out to her best friend about the breakup.
"to pour oil on troubled waters": to try to calm a difficult or tense situation.
- The mediator tried to pour oil on troubled waters during the heated negotiation.
Pourer (n): A person who pours, or a container (like a jug) designed for pouring.
- The wine pourer at the event was very skilled.
Pouring (adj/gerund): Describing something that falls or flows heavily.
- We waited inside during the pouring rain.
- Decant (v): To pour (liquid, especially wine) from one container into another, typically to separate sediment.
- Stream (v): To flow or cause to flow in a continuous current.
- Gush (v): To flow out in a rapid and plentiful stream, often suddenly.
Pour down: (intransitive) To rain very heavily.
- It started to pour down just as we left the house.
Pour in: (intransitive) To arrive or enter in large numbers or quantities.
- Donations poured in from all over the country after the disaster.
Pour out: 1. (transitive) To serve a drink by pouring. 2. (transitive/intransitive) To express emotions freely or to exit in a crowd.
- He poured out a glass of water for the guest.
- The crowd poured out of the building when the fire alarm sounded.
"It never rains but it pours": Misfortunes or difficult events tend to happen simultaneously or in quick succession.
- First my car broke down, then I lost my wallet. It never rains but it pours.
"Pour money/resources into (something)": To invest a very large amount of money or resources into something.
- The government has poured money into the infrastructure project.
- rain heavily
- Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!
- supply in large amounts or quantities
- We poured money into the education of our children
- flow in a spurt
- Water poured all over the floor
- pour out
- the sommelier decanted the wines
- move in large numbers
- people were pouring out of the theater
- beggars pullulated in the plaza
- cause to run
- pour water over the floor