POUR definition: to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something. See examples of pour used in a sentence.
to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something: to pour a glass of milk; to pour water on a plant.
There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb pour, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
1. to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something. 2. to emit or propel, esp. continuously or rapidly. 3. to produce or utter in or as if in a stream or flood (often fol. by out): to pour out one's troubles to a friend.
9 meanings: 1. to flow or cause to flow in a stream 2. to issue, emit, etc, in a profuse way 3. Also: pour with rain to rain.... Click for more definitions.
pour (third-person singular simple present pours, present participle pouring, simple past and past participle poured) (transitive) To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it.
Definition of pour verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
