pour

[pour]

To pour is to flow rapidly in a steady stream, or to cause something to flow. You can pour good coffee into a cup and pour bad coffee down the drain.

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Poor.

Verb
move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"

Verb
flow in a spurt; "Water poured all over the floor"

Verb
cause to run; "pour water over the floor"

Verb
pour out; "the sommelier decanted the wines"

Verb
supply in large amounts or quantities; "We poured money into the education of our children"

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Verb
rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it''s pouring outside!"


a.
Poor.

v. i.
To pore.

v. t.
To cause to flow in a stream, as a liquid or anything flowing like a liquid, either out of a vessel or into it; as, to pour water from a pail; to pour wine into a decanter; to pour oil upon the waters; to pour out sand or dust.

v. t.
To send forth as in a stream or a flood; to emit; to let escape freely or wholly.

v. t.
To send forth from, as in a stream; to discharge uninterruptedly.

v. i.
To flow, pass, or issue in a stream, or as a stream; to fall continuously and abundantly; as, the rain pours; the people poured out of the theater.

n.
A stream, or something like a stream; a flood.


Pour

Pour , a. Poor. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Pour

Pour , v. i. To pore. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Pour

Pour , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Poured ; p. pr. & vb. n. Pouring.] [OE. pouren, of uncertain origin; cf. W. bwrw to cast, throw, shed, bwrw gwlaw to rain.] 1. To cause to flow in a stream, as a liquid or anything flowing like a liquid, either out of a vessel or into it; as, to pour water from a pail; to pour wine into a decanter; to pour oil upon the waters; to pour out sand or dust. 2. To send forth as in a stream or a flood; to emit; to let escape freely or wholly.
I . . . have poured out my soul before the Lord.
Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee.
London doth pour out her citizens !
Wherefore did Nature pour her bounties forth With such a full and unwithdrawing hand ?
3. To send forth from, as in a stream; to discharge uninterruptedly.
Is it for thee the linnet pours his throat ?

Pour

Pour, v. i. To flow, pass, or issue in a stream, or as a stream; to fall continuously and abundantly; as, the rain pours; the people poured out of the theater.
In the rude throng pour on with furious pace.

Pour

Pour, n. A stream, or something like a stream; a flood. [Colloq.] "A pour of rain." Miss Ferrier.

Poor.

To pore.

To cause to flow in a stream, as a liquid or anything flowing like a liquid, either out of a vessel or into it; as, to pour water from a pail; to pour wine into a decanter; to pour oil upon the waters; to pour out sand or dust.

To flow, pass, or issue in a stream, or as a stream; to fall continuously and abundantly; as, the rain pours; the people poured out of the theater.

A stream, or something like a stream; a flood.

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Usage Examples

If you believe in God, He will open the windows of heaven and pour blessings upon you.

If you tell God no because He won't explain the reason He wants you to do something, you are actually hindering His blessing. But when you say yes to Him, all of heaven opens to pour out His goodness and reward your obedience. What matters more than material blessings are the things He is teaching us in our spirit.

Happiness is perfume, you can't pour it on somebody else without getting a few drops on yourself.

Well, when I was a kid and I watched 'Speed Racer,' I used to always watch it in the morning with my cereal. And when I ate the cereal, I would pour soda into the cereal because we never really had milk for some reason, I don't know.

If you pour some music on whatever's wrong, it'll sure help out.

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Other Usage Examples

I like to write with people I have a relationship with otherwise it's kind of scary, and you hold back because you don't want to pour your guts out to someone you never met.

If I'm in a relationship, that girl gets showered with letters from the road. I pour my heart into it.

I believe that when you're in love you have to pour your heart and soul out to your partner... or why bother? So in that sense I'm an incurable romantic when it comes to men.

A body of work such as Pasteur's is inconceivable in our time: no man would be given a chance to create a whole science. Nowadays a path is scarcely opened up when the crowd begins to pour in.

There is a time for risky love. There is a time for extravagant gestures. There is a time to pour out your affections on one you love. And when the time comes - seize it, don't miss it.

Though sages may pour out their wisdom's treasure, there is no sterner moralist than pleasure.

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