pour

A2
Pronunciation
/pɔː/
/pɔɹ/
Noun
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

The act of pouring.

Example Sentences
  • The bartender's inexpert pour left me with a pint of beer that was half foam.
2 Definition

Something, or an amount, poured.

3 Definition

A downpour, or flood of precipitation.

Verb
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it.

Example Sentences
  • pour water from a jug
2 Definition

To send out as in a stream or a flood; to cause (an emotion) to come out; to cause to escape.

3 Definition

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

4 Definition

To flow, pass or issue in a stream; to fall continuously and abundantly.

Example Sentences
  • the rain poured down.
5 Definition

To rain hard.

Example Sentences
  • It's pouring outside.
6 Definition

Of a beverage, to be on tap or otherwise available for serving to customers.

7 Definition

To move in a throng, as a crowd.

Example Sentences
  • The people poured out of the theater.