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pour(2) (iou)



pour verb. Also poor, powre, & other vars. ME.
[Origin unkn.]
I. verb trans.
Emit in a stream; cause or allow (a liquid or granular substance) to flow, esp. from a container or other source. Usu. foll. by down, out, over, etc. ME.
pour cold water on: see COLD adjective. pour oil on the waters, pour oil on troubled waters calm a disagreement or disturbance, esp. with conciliatory words.
W. Irving The sun had poured his last ray through the lofty window. J. Johnston Her hand shook..as she poured the coffee. S. Bellow I was pouring sweat.
b. refl. Of a river etc.: flow stongly, flow into the sea. M17.
transf. & fig. Send out as in a stream; emit or discharge freely or copiously; spec. (a) discharge (missiles etc.) simultaneously or in rapid succession; (b) bestow or spend (money etc.) lavishly or profusely; (c) utter or express (words, feelings, etc.) freely and fully. (Foll. by forth, out, etc.) L16.
pour down the throat: see THROAT noun.
Lyndon B. Johnson The Indians had been pouring most of their energy..into a strenuous campaign. R. P. Jhabvala I managed..to pour my tale of woe into his..ear.
b. Put or fit (a person) into a tight-fitting garment. colloq. M20.
Send (a thing) down a stream. rare (Spenser). Only in L16.
Founding. Form by running molten metal into a mould; cast, found. rare. L19.
II. verb intrans.
Dispense a liquid, esp. tea, from a container. M16.
R. Fuller 'Shall I pour?' she asked.
Of a liquid etc.: gush out or flow in a stream; flow strongly; (of rain) fall heavily. Freq. foll. by down, out, etc. M16.
Dryden When impetuous Rain Swells hasty Brooks, and pours upon the Plain. William Collins The sweat poured off my face like water.
b. impers. in it pours, it is pouring, etc., it rains, is raining, etc., heavily or copiously. E18.
Proverb: It never rains but it pours.
transf. & fig. Come or go in great numbers, continuously, or in rapid succession; rush in a stream, swarm. Freq. foll. by in, out, etc. L16.
J. Steinbeck Waves of excitement poured over the flat. A. Sillitoe Arthur joined the thousands that poured out through the factory gates. F. Tomlin Books on Eliot continue to pour from the press.
pourable adjective able to be poured; capable of flowing easily: M20.
pourer noun L16.