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As a verb, pour means cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it. As a noun, it means the act of pouring.
Meanings of pour
13 meaningsverb
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”
“pour wine into a decanter”
figurativeTo 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.”
impersonalTo rain hard.
“It's pouring outside.”
Of a beverage, to be on tap or otherwise available for serving to customers.
To move in a throng, as a crowd.
“The people poured out of the theater.”
Supply in large amounts or quantities
“We poured money into the education of our children”
Misspelling of pore.
noun
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.
colloquialA downpour, or flood of precipitation.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).