Pour — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause to run

move in large numbers

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɔːɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɔː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɔː/

1 syllable Say it as /pˈɔːɹ/.

Examples

pour water over the floor
people were pouring out of the theater
beggars pullulated in the plaza

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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

Parts of Speech

verb	cause to run “pour water over the floor”
verb	move in large numbers “people were pouring out of the theater”
verb	pour out “the sommelier decanted the wines”
verb	flow in a spurt “Water poured all over the floor”
verb	supply in large amounts or quantities “We poured money into the education of our children”
verb	rain heavily “Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!”

Word Forms

swarm	noun	a moving crowd
stream	noun	something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
decanter	noun	a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water
decantation	noun	the act of gently pouring off a clear liquor (as from its original bottle) without disturbing the lees
pelter	noun	a heavy rain

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gießen

zum Laufen veranlassen

🇫🇷French

verser

faire courir

🇪🇸Spanish

derramar

hacer correr

🇮🇹Italian

versare

causa di correre

🇳🇱Dutch

giet

reden om te rennen

🇵🇹Portuguese

derramar

fazer correr

🇷🇺Russian

налить

повод бежать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बहना

चलाने का कारण

🇧🇩Bengali

ঢালা

চালানোর কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஊற்று

ஓட காரணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

పోయాలి

పరిగెత్తడానికి కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

ओतणे

धावण्याचे कारण

🇮🇳Gujarati

રેડવું

દોડવાનું કારણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುರಿಯುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಓಡಲು ಕಾರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒഴിക്കുക

ഓടാൻ കാരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡੋਲ੍ਹ ਦਿਓ

ਚਲਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈالو

چلانے کی وجہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

倒

导致运行

🇯🇵Japanese

注ぐ

走る原因となる

🇰🇷Korean

붓다

달리게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đổ

nguyên nhân để chạy

🇹🇭Thai

เท

ทำให้เกิดการวิ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menuangkan

menyebabkan lari

🇵🇭Filipino

ibuhos

dahilan para tumakbo

🇲🇾Malay

tuangkan

sebab lari

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صب

سبب للتشغيل

🇮🇷Persian

ریختن

باعث اجرا شود

🇹🇷Turkish

dökmek

koşmaya neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִשְׁפּוֹך

לגרום לרוץ

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The primary meaning of 'pour' is 'cause to run'.

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