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verb

Pour v. t. (past & past part. poured; pres. part. pouring)

To cause to flow in a stream, as a liquid or anything flowing like a liquid, either out of a vessel or into it; as, to pour water from a pail; to pour wine into a decanter; to pour oil upon the waters; to pour out sand or dust.

To send forth as in a stream or a flood; to emit; to let escape freely or wholly. "I... have poured out my soul before the Lord." "Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee." "London doth pour out her citizens!" "Wherefore did Nature pour her bounties forth With such a full and unwithdrawing hand?"

To send forth from, as in a stream; to discharge uninterruptedly. "Is it for thee the linnet pours his throat?"

Pour v. i. To pore. (Obs.)

Pour v. i. To flow, pass, or issue in a stream, or as a stream; to fall continuously and abundantly; as, the rain pours; the people poured out of the theater. "In the rude throng pour on with furious pace."

noun

Pour n. A stream, or something like a stream; a flood. (Colloq.) "A pour of rain."

adjective

Pour adj. Poor. (Obs.)

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Pour" Quotes from Famous Books

... conformity have yet been quoted. It is indeed difficult to find them; for the English idiom does not commonly permit the order which theory dictates. A few, however, occur in Ossian. Here is one:—"As autumn's dark storms pour from two echoing hills, so towards each other approached the heroes. As two dark streams from high rocks meet and mix, and roar on the plain: loud, rough, and dark in battle meet Lochlin and Inisfail...As the troubled noise of the ocean when roll the waves on high; as ...

— The Philosophy of Style • Herbert Spencer

... When once the barrier of beginning had been broken, his soul seemed to pour itself out. The man was vibrant through all his nature; and the woman's very soul realised its truth. For an instant a flame of gladness swept through her; and for the time it lasted put ...

— The Man • Bram Stoker

... view the peculiar habits and customs of all foreign nations with a jaundiced eye, never reflecting that in most countries are to be found, either in a moral or a physical sense, advantages and disadvantages in which others are deficient. Le POUR et le CONTRE, as a well-known traveller observes, se trouvent en chaque nation. The grand desideratum is to acquire by travel a knowledge of this POUR et/i> CONTRE, which, by emancipating ...

— Paris As It Was and As It Is • Francis W. Blagdon

... more virulent poisons are employed. To make a strong solution, put a half-bushel or bushel of tobacco stems, or even the leaves, into a cask or barrel, and press down and hold in place with a stone or other weight; then pour on hot water enough to cover the tobacco, and leave it for a few days to steep. After steeping, the cask may be filled up with warm or cold water, and the solution is ready for use. If a half-pound or pound of crude potash is added, or a quart or two of soft ...

— Success With Small Fruits • E. P. Roe

... trains carried many Americans from Pearson, Madera, and other localities outside the Mormon settlements. Refugees from Mexico continued to pour into El Paso. About one hundred came last night, the majority of whom were ...

— The Light of Western Stars • Zane Grey

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