pour

/pɔ:/

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Word: Pour

Definition:
The verb "pour" means to cause a liquid to flow from one container to another. It can also mean to rain heavily or to supply something in large amounts.

Usage Instructions:

1. Basic Usage: When you want to describe the action of transferring a liquid, you can use the word "pour."
2. Context: "Pour" can be used in everyday situations, such as cooking or serving drinks, as well as in weather descriptions.

Examples:

1. Simple: "Please pour me a glass of water."
2. Weather: "It is pouring outside! Don't forget your umbrella."
3. Large Amounts: "The company poured a lot of money into new technology."

Advanced Usage:

• In a Sentence: "During the heavy storm, the rain poured down so fast that the streets were flooded."
• Figurative Use: "She poured her heart out to her best friend." (This means to express feelings deeply.)

Word Variants:

• Noun Form: "Pour" can be used as a noun in contexts like "a pour of wine," although it is less common.
• Past Tense: "Poured" (e.g., "Yesterday, I poured some juice for my friends.")

Different Meanings:

1. Rain Heavily: "It’s pouring outside!" (meaning it’s raining a lot)
2. Flow in Large Numbers: "People were pouring out of the theater after the show."
3. Supply: "They poured resources into the new project."

Synonyms:

• Spill (when describing an accidental pouring)
• Stream (when describing the flow of a liquid)
• Flow (in a more general sense about liquids)

Idioms:

• "Pour oil on troubled waters": This means to calm a difficult situation.
• "Pour cold water on something": This means to discourage or ruin someone’s enthusiasm or plans.

Phrasal Verbs:

• Pour out: To express emotions freely (e.g., "She poured out her feelings to him.")
• Pour into: To invest or contribute something, often money (e.g., "They poured money into the project.")

Conclusion:

"Pour" is a versatile verb that can describe the action of transferring liquids, heavy rain, or supplying in large amounts.

Academic

Verb

1. rain heavily
   • Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!
2. supply in large amounts or quantities
   • We poured money into the education of our children
3. flow in a spurt
   • Water poured all over the floor
4. pour out
   • the sommelier decanted the wines
5. move in large numbers
   • people were pouring out of the theater
   • beggars pullulated in the plaza
6. cause to run
   • pour water over the floor

Synonyms

• pelt
• stream
• rain cats and dogs
• rain buckets
• decant
• pour out
• swarm
• teem
• pullulate