pour
verb
\ ˈpȯr
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poured;
pouring;
pours
Definition of pour
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: to cause to flow in a stream
b
: to dispense from a container
poured drinks for everyone
2
: to supply or produce freely or copiously
poured money into the project
3
: to give full expression to : vent
poured out his feelings
1
: to move with a continuous flow
2
: to rain hard
3
: to move or come continuously : stream
complaints poured in
4
: to score easily or freely (as in basketball)
—used with in poured in 30 points
pour
nounDefinition of pour (Entry 2 of 2)
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Other Words from pour
Verb
pourable
\ ˈpȯr-ə-bəl
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adjective
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adjective
pourer
\ ˈpȯr-ər
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noun
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noun
pouringly
\ ˈpȯr-iŋ-lē
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adverb
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adverb
Examples of pour in a Sentence
Verb
He carefully poured the water into her glass. Pour the sauce over the pasta. She poured salt into the palm of her hand and then sprinkled it over the stew. The smokestacks poured out thick clouds of black smoke. The burst pipe poured out water. The concrete foundation has been poured. Can I pour you some lemonade? Smoke poured out from the chimney. Sweat was pouring from her brow.
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The calls began pouring in around 4:20 p.m. Thursday — someone was dangling from the Bay Bridge. — Nanette Asimov, SFChronicle.com, "Calls about a man dangling from the Bay Bridge prompts five-lane closure at rush hour," 22 Aug. 2019 On a bright Monday in January 2017, at 2:30 in the afternoon, about a thousand Google employees—horrified, alarmed, and a little giddy—began pouring out of the company's offices in Mountain View, California. — Nitasha Tiku, WIRED, "Three Years of Misery Inside Google, the Happiest Company in Tech," 13 Aug. 2019 As more and more vehicles begin pouring into Creative Village later this month when the joint downtown UCF/Valencia campus opens, those looking for parking may not find drawn spots but instead strips of on-street zones. — Ryan Gillespie, orlandosentinel.com, "On-street parking will be meterless in Creative Village, but it’s still going to cost you," 5 Aug. 2019 Although Purdue would ultimately prevail on appeal, the dam had broken; generics began pouring into the market. — Anchorage Daily News, "Little-known makers of generic drugs played central role in opioid crisis, records show," 27 July 2019 Meanwhile, gig companies have poured millions of dollars into lobbying state legislatures to draft laws with the opposite effect. — Lauren Kaori Gurley, The New Republic, "California Looks to Give Gig Workers Their Due," 24 July 2019 The fire started at Kyoto Animation's 1st Studio at 10:30 a.m. local time on Thursday (9:30 p.m. ET) after a 41-year-old suspect began pouring what appeared to be gasoline on the first floor of the studio before setting it alight. — Junko Ogura, Helen Regan And Yoko Wakatsuki, CNN, "Bodies found piled on staircase as Japan's worst mass killing in decades claims 33 lives," 19 July 2019 In the wake of Robert-Joseph’s death, tributes have poured in from an array of individuals and organizations. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "Sadie Roberts-Joseph, Slain Activist, Showed How Museums Can Raise Up Their Communities," 17 July 2019 As venture capitalists began pouring money into gaming — seeing big potential in leagues and massive online audiences — the influx of cash created ample opportunity for talented gamers. — Dugan Arnett, BostonGlobe.com, "Father, son ‘all-in’ on teen’s bid for eSports stardom," 6 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Most of us know and love caffeine, the central nervous system stimulant that naturally occurs in coffee beans and gives our pour-overs and cold brews their energy-boosting magic. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "Turns Out Decaf Coffee Has Caffeine, Which Feels Like a Betrayal," 29 Aug. 2019 In South Florida, where quick over-pours are the norm in order to induce the sale of an extra glass or bottle, the gentle touch was appreciated. — Michael Mayo, sun-sentinel.com, "Review: Talento, Tuscan Prime, Piazza Italia. A trio of new Italian restaurants on Las Olas Boulevard," 7 Aug. 2019 The concept also lets customers be their own bartenders with self-pour taps. — Ava Garcia, azcentral, "Four new restaurants will open at the Scottsdale 101 Shopping Center. Here's what to expect," 30 July 2019 Sample unlimited pours of more than 60 craft beers from local and regional breweries as well as unlimited taco tastings from dozens of restaurants and food trucks — plus lucha libre wrestling, bull riding and more. — Lisa Herendeen, The Mercury News, "21 Bay Area wine festivals and cocktail events in July and beyond," 22 June 2019 The park’s free-beer promotion, which provides one 14-ounce pour per person per day from the park’s Patio Bar, ends Sept. 2. — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, "SeaWorld Orlando expands its craft-beer festival," 23 Aug. 2019 And for $19, diners can add a trio of three-ounce wine pours, or five-ounce glasses for $26. — Fortune, "Vancouver Is a Haven for Cheap but Delicious Tasting Menus," 18 Aug. 2019 But there’s so much more than H2O in that small plastic bottle. Dr. Stoeckle pours the fluid through a special filter atop a glass contraption that looks a bit like a pour-over coffee maker. — Amanda Paulson, The Christian Science Monitor, "Message in a bottle: Forensics meets marine science with eDNA," 15 Aug. 2019 The show’s change in location from Los Angeles to Vegas could have heralded new creative energy for GLOW, transplanted into a city of windowless casino floors, bottomless well-liquor pours, and contagious desperation. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, "GLOW Goes Post-plot," 8 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pour.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for pour
pour
verb
English Language Learners Definition of pour
: to cause (something) to flow in a steady stream from or into a container or place
: to fill a cup or glass with a drink for someone
: to flow or move continuously in a steady stream
See the full definition for pour in the English Language Learners Dictionary
pour
verb