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pour

/poɹ/verb1 syllable

Pour means: move in large numbers.

Synonyms for pour15

verb, as in move in large numbers

swarm, stream, teem, pullulate

verb, as in rain heavily

pelt, stream, rain cats and dogs, rain buckets

verb, as in pour out gradually, so as to separate out sediment

decant, pour out

also used for pour

spate, sweep, crowd, throng, shink, skink

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What does pour mean?6

verb

1

move in large numbers“people were pouring out of the theater”

2

rain heavily“Put on your rain coat — it's pouring outside!”

3

pour out gradually, so as to separate out sediment“the sommelier decanted the wines”

4

cause to run“pour water over the floor”

5

flow in a spurt“Water poured all over the floor”

6

supply in large amounts or quantities“We poured money into the education of our children”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with pour?48

three syllables

anymore
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All 48 rhymes for pour, grouped by syllable

Pour in a sentence

  • When you make tea, do you pour the tea or the milk first?CM
  • Do not pour hot water in the glass, as it may burst.SunnyMoon
  • If you pour hot water into a glass, it might crack.CK
  • I want a little champagne, but don't pour too much.Miktsoanit
  • O tongue made of flesh, why do you pour out so much poison?AmarMecheri
  • If you pour boiling water into the glass, it may crack.CK
  • Don't pour hot water into a glass, or it may crack.AlanF_US
  • What use is a glass, if you don't have anything to pour into it?monahxo

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Forms of pour

as a verb

past tense
poured
present participle
pouring
third-person singular
pours
past participle
poured