spout

noun

/spaʊt/

Idioms

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a pipe or tube on a container through which you can pour liquid out
- the spout of a teapot
a stream of liquid coming out of somewhere with great force synonym fountain

Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Middle Dutch spouten, from an imitative base shared by Old Norse spýta ‘to spit’.

Idioms

be/go up the spout

(British English, slang) to be/go wrong; to fail to work or be successful
- Well, that's my holiday plans gone up the spout!

verb

/spaʊt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they spout	/spaʊt/ /spaʊt/
he / she / it spouts	/spaʊts/ /spaʊts/
past simple spouted	/ˈspaʊtɪd/ /ˈspaʊtɪd/
past participle spouted	/ˈspaʊtɪd/ /ˈspaʊtɪd/
-ing form spouting	/ˈspaʊtɪŋ/ /ˈspaʊtɪŋ/

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[transitive, intransitive] to send out something, especially a liquid, in a stream with great force; to come out of something in this way synonym pour
- spout something (from something) The wound was still spouting blood.
- The geyser spouted huge columns of water from the ground.
- spout from/out of something Clear water spouted from the fountains.
[intransitive] (of a whale) to send out a stream of water from a hole in its head
[intransitive, transitive] (informal, disapproving) to speak a lot about something; to repeat something in a boring or annoying way
- spout (off/on) (about something) He's always spouting off about being a vegetarian.
- What are you spouting on about now?
- spout something He could spout poetry for hours.
- She could do nothing but spout insults.
- The article was full of the usual clichés spouted by fashion editors.

Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Middle Dutch spouten, from an imitative base shared by Old Norse spýta ‘to spit’.