pourpour /pɔr/ ●●● S2 W2 verb 1
MAKE something FLOW [transitive] to make a liquid or a substance such as salt or sand flow out of or into something: I’ll pour the juice.pour something into/on/down etc. Don’t pour that out – I’m going to drink it.pour somebody something Could you pour me a glass of water?2RAIN it pours (rain) [intransitive] if it pours, a lot of rain comes out of the sky: It poured all night. When I got ready to leave, it was pouring rain.3LIQUID/SMOKE [intransitive always + adv./prep.] to flow quickly and in large amounts: pour from/down/out Smoke poured out of the upstairs windows. Blood was pouring from his nose.THESAURUSflow/run – to move in a steady continuous stream: This is the place where the river flows into the ocean. Tears ran down her cheeks.come out – to flow out of a container, place, etc.: I turned on the faucet, but no water came out.spill – to pour out of something accidentally: Water spilled over the sides of the pool.drip – to produce small drops of liquid, or to fall in drops: Water dripped onto the floor.leak – to flow or drip out of a container or pipe through a hole or crack: Oil leaked from the damaged tanker.ooze – to flow from something very slowly: Blood oozed through the bandages.gush – to flow or pour out quickly in large quantities: Water gushed from the fountain.spurt – to flow out suddenly with a lot of force: Blood spurted from the wound.rush – if water in a river or stream rushes somewhere, it flows quickly: The water in the stream rushed over the rocks and into a pool.stream down – if blood, tears, rain, etc. streams down a surface, it runs quickly down it in large quantities: During the storm, rain streamed down the windows.4PEOPLE/THINGS [intransitive always + adv./prep.] if people or things pour into or out of a place, a lot of them arrive or leave at the same time: pour into/from/through Fans poured into the streets to celebrate. Offers of help poured in from all over the country.5LIGHT [intransitive always + adv./prep.] if light pours into or out of a place, a lot of light is coming in or out: pour into/from/through/out of something Light was pouring into the courtyard.6pour on the charm to behave in a very nice and polite way, in order to make someone like you7pour cold water over/on something to criticize someone’s plan, idea, or desire to do something so much that he or she no longer feels excited about it: The mayor is pouring cold water on the report before she’s even seen it.8pour scorn on somebody/something to say that something or someone is stupid and not worth considering: Her boss poured scorn on the suggestion.9pour it on informal to work very hard and use a lot of energy: On the court, Rick was pouring it on. → see also pour/lay it on thick at thick2 (2)pour something into something phrasal verb to provide a lot of money for something over a period of time: pour money/aid/dollars etc. into something They continue to pour millions of dollars into research.pour something ↔ out phrasal verb if you pour out your thoughts, feelings, etc., you tell someone everything about them, especially because you feel very unhappy: pour something ↔ out to somebody Diane poured all her troubles out to him.pour out your heart/soul (=tell someone all your feelings, including your most secret ones) I poured out my heart and he barely acknowledged it.
MAKE something FLOW [transitive] to make a liquid or a substance such as salt or sand flow out of or into something: I’ll pour the juice.pour something into/on/down etc. Don’t pour that out – I’m going to drink it.pour somebody something Could you pour me a glass of water?2RAIN it pours (rain) [intransitive] if it pours, a lot of rain comes out of the sky: It poured all night. When I got ready to leave, it was pouring rain.3LIQUID/SMOKE [intransitive always + adv./prep.] to flow quickly and in large amounts: pour from/down/out Smoke poured out of the upstairs windows. Blood was pouring from his nose.THESAURUSflow/run – to move in a steady continuous stream: This is the place where the river flows into the ocean. Tears ran down her cheeks.come out – to flow out of a container, place, etc.: I turned on the faucet, but no water came out.spill – to pour out of something accidentally: Water spilled over the sides of the pool.drip – to produce small drops of liquid, or to fall in drops: Water dripped onto the floor.leak – to flow or drip out of a container or pipe through a hole or crack: Oil leaked from the damaged tanker.ooze – to flow from something very slowly: Blood oozed through the bandages.gush – to flow or pour out quickly in large quantities: Water gushed from the fountain.spurt – to flow out suddenly with a lot of force: Blood spurted from the wound.rush – if water in a river or stream rushes somewhere, it flows quickly: The water in the stream rushed over the rocks and into a pool.stream down – if blood, tears, rain, etc. streams down a surface, it runs quickly down it in large quantities: During the storm, rain streamed down the windows.4PEOPLE/THINGS [intransitive always + adv./prep.] if people or things pour into or out of a place, a lot of them arrive or leave at the same time: pour into/from/through Fans poured into the streets to celebrate. Offers of help poured in from all over the country.5LIGHT [intransitive always + adv./prep.] if light pours into or out of a place, a lot of light is coming in or out: pour into/from/through/out of something Light was pouring into the courtyard.6pour on the charm to behave in a very nice and polite way, in order to make someone like you7pour cold water over/on something to criticize someone’s plan, idea, or desire to do something so much that he or she no longer feels excited about it: The mayor is pouring cold water on the report before she’s even seen it.8pour scorn on somebody/something to say that something or someone is stupid and not worth considering: Her boss poured scorn on the suggestion.9pour it on informal to work very hard and use a lot of energy: On the court, Rick was pouring it on. → see also pour/lay it on thick at thick2 (2)pour something into something phrasal verb to provide a lot of money for something over a period of time: pour money/aid/dollars etc. into something They continue to pour millions of dollars into research.pour something ↔ out phrasal verb if you pour out your thoughts, feelings, etc., you tell someone everything about them, especially because you feel very unhappy: pour something ↔ out to somebody Diane poured all her troubles out to him.pour out your heart/soul (=tell someone all your feelings, including your most secret ones) I poured out my heart and he barely acknowledged it.