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   pour

   /pɔː/

   verb

   • 1. flow rapidly in a steady stream: "water poured off the roof" Similar streamflowrungushcascadecoursespoutjetspurtfloodsurgespillrushwellspewdischargeinformal:slooshrare:disembogue
   • ▪ cause (a liquid) to flow from a container in a steady stream: "she poured a little whisky into a glass" Similar streamflowrungushcascadecoursespoutjetspurtfloodsurgespillrushwellspewdischargeinformal:slooshrare:disembogue
   • ▪ prepare and serve (a drink): "he poured a cup of coffee"
   • 2. come or go in a steady stream and in large numbers: "people poured out of the train" Similar throngcrowdswarmstreamfloodgushteem
   • 3. (of rain) fall heavily: "the storm clouds gathered and the rain poured down" Similar rain heavily/hardteem downpelt downtip downbeat downlash downsheet downcome down in torrents/sheetsrain cats and dogsinformal:be chucking it downbucket downcome down in buckets/bucketloadscome down by the bucketfulcome down in stair rodstipple downrain pitchforksvulgar slang:piss down

   Word Origin Middle English: of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. pourable adjective
   • 2. pourer noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • P

     3

   • O

     1

   • U

     1

   • R

     1

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