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pouring
pour P0450200 (pôr)v. poured, pour·ing, pours v.tr.1. a. To cause (a liquid or granular solid) to stream or flow, as from a container: poured tea from the pot into the cup.b. To pour a liquid or particles into (a container): poured a glass of milk.c. To empty (a container) of a liquid or granular solid: poured a bucket of sand on the ground.2. To send forth, produce, express, or utter copiously, as if in a stream or flood: poured money into the project; poured out my inner thoughts.v.intr.1. To stream or flow continuously or profusely: Water poured over the dam.2. To rain hard or heavily: It has been pouring for an hour.3. To pass or proceed in large numbers or quantity: Students poured into the auditorium.4. To serve a beverage, such as tea or coffee, to a gathering: We need someone to pour.n. A pouring or flowing forth, especially a downpour of rain.Idiom: pour it on Informal 1. To move or perform an activity at maximum speed or intensity.2. To speak or express oneself continuously or elaborately.
[Middle English pouren, perhaps from Old North French purer, to sift, pour out, from Latin pūrāre, to purify, from pūrus, pure; see peuə- in Indo-European roots.]
pour′er n.pouring (ˈpɔːrɪŋ) adj1. (Physical Geography) (of rain) heavy: in the pouring rain. 2. (Physical Geography) characterized by heavy rainfall: a pouring wet day. 3. (Cookery) capable of being pouredThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | pouring - flowing profusely; "a gushing hydrant"; "pouring flood waters"gushingrunning - (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream; "as mountain stream with freely running water"; "hovels without running water" |
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pouring[′pȯr·iŋ] (metallurgy) Transferring molten metal to a mold or ladle. pouring
Synonyms for pouringadj flowing profuselySynonymsRelated Words |