English Dictionary
Definition of “pour”
pour (pɔː
)
Definitions
noun
- a pouring, downpour, etc
Alternative Forms
ˈpourer noun Word Origin
C13: of unknown origin
Synonyms
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flow,
stream,
run,
course,
rush,
emit,
cascade,
gush,
spout,
spew,
Translations
- British English:
pour
If you pour a liquid, you make it flow steadily out of a container by holding the container at an angle.She poured some water into a plastic bowl.pɔː VERB She poured some water into a plastic bowl.
- Spanish:
verter
v
- French:
verser
vt
- German:
gießen
v
- Chinese: 灌注 vt
- Arabic: يَسْكُب vt
- Portuguese: despejar vt
- Russian: лить vt
- Croatian: lijevati v
- Czech: nalít vt lít
- Danish: hælde v
- Dutch: schenken vt
- Finnish: kaataa v
- Greek: χύνω v
- Italian: versare v
- Japanese: 流す v
- Korean: (...에) 붓다 vt
- Norwegian: helle v
- Polish: nalać vt lać
- Brazilian Portuguese: despejar vt
- European Spanish:
verter
v
- Swedish: hälla vt
- Thai: เท vt
- Turkish: akmak vt
- Vietnamese: rót v
Usage examples
Desperately she tried to pour strength into her arm, to no avail.
Garth Nix, LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)Put the hare or rabbit in a casserole dish and pour over the liquid.
Country Life (2004)The Conservative bus also features wireless broadband technology, which means e-mail messages pour in.
Globe and Mail (2003)Nevertheless, more than 20,000 tons of nitrates still pour onto the barrier reef, a quarter of which comes from sugar cane agriculture.
Belfast Telegraph (2004)They trip over their fat feet to pour guineas into my purse.
Bernard Cornwell, SHARPE'S TRAFALGAR (2001)
