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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026pour /pɔr/USA pronunciation
v.
- to (cause to) flow, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something: [~ + object]She poured some milk into her coffee.[~ + object + object]I poured myself another drink.[no object]The wine poured smoothly from the bottle.
- pour out, to produce or speak in or as if in a flood: [~ + out + object]began to pour out her troubles.[~ + object + out]She began to pour them out.
- to proceed in great amount or number:[no object]Crowds poured from the stadium after the game.
- to rain heavily:[no object;It + ~]It was pouring and the streets were flooded.
pour•ing, adj. [before a noun]:He never wears a raincoat, even in the pouring rain.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026pour
(pôr, pōr),USA pronunciation v.t.
- 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.
- to emit or propel, esp. continuously or rapidly:The hunter poured bullets into the moving object.
- to produce or utter in or as in a stream or flood (often fol. by out):to pour out one's troubles to a friend.
v.i.
- to issue, move, or proceed in great quantity or number:Crowds poured from the stadium after the game.
- to flow forth or along;
stream:Floodwaters poured over the embankments.
- to rain heavily (often used impersonally with it as subject):It was pouring, but fortunately we had umbrellas.
n.
- the act of pouring.
- an abundant or continuous flow or stream:a pour of invective.
- a heavy fall of rain.
- 1300–50; Middle English pouren; origin, originally uncertain
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pour /pɔː/ vb - to flow or cause to flow in a stream
- (transitive) to issue, emit, etc, in a profuse way
- Also: pour with rain (intransitive) often followed by down: to rain heavily: it's pouring down outside
- (intransitive) to move together in large numbers; swarm
- (intransitive) to serve tea, coffee, etc: shall I pour?
- it never rains but it pours ⇒ events, esp unfortunate ones, come together or occur in rapid succession
- pour cold water on ⇒ informal to be unenthusiastic about or discourage
- pour oil on troubled waters ⇒ to try to calm a quarrel, etc
n - a pouring, downpour, etc
Etymology: 13th Century: of unknown originˈpourer n USAGE
The verbs pour and pore are sometimes confused: she poured cream over her strudel; she pored (not poured) over the manuscript
'pouring' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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