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Pour

/pɔː/

Pour is a verb and noun with 4 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

verb
  1. 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”
  2. To flow, pass or issue in a stream; to fall continuously and abundantly.
    “the rain poured down.”
noun
  1. The act of pouring.
    “The bartender's inexpert pour left me with a pint of beer that was half foam.”
  2. Something, or an amount, poured.

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API

Synonyms shink skink

Origin

From Middle English pouren.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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