pour
To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it.
Verb 4 meanings
To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it.
“pour water from a jug”
To send out as in a stream or a flood; to cause (an emotion) to come out; to cause to escape.
“My teacher poured scorn on my attempts at writing.”
To send forth from, as in a stream; to discharge uninterruptedly.
To flow, pass, or issue in a stream; to fall continuously and abundantly.
“the rain poured down.”
Noun 3 meanings
The act of pouring.
“The bartender's inexpert pour left me with a pint of beer that was half foam.”
Something, or an amount, poured.
A downpour; a flood of precipitation.
Etymology
From Middle English pouren (“to pour”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old Northern French purer (“to sift (grain), pour out (water)”), from Latin pūrō (“to purify”), from pūrus (“pure”). Compare Middle Dutch afpuren (“to pour off, drain”).
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POUR at a glance
POUR has 4 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (P 3 + O 1 + U 1 + R 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,988 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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