| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| VERB | 1 | pour | Cause to run |
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| 2 | pour, swarm, stream, teem, pullulate | Move in large numbers | |
| 3 | pour, decant, pour out | Pour out | |
| 4 | pour | Flow in a spurt | |
| 5 | pour | Supply in large amounts or quantities | |
| 6 | pour, pelt, stream, rain cats and dogs, rain buckets | Rain heavily |
| Sounds | pao'r |
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| Rhymes | abhor, adore, albacore, and 113 more rhymes in aor at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Cause to run. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
| Model | The women pour water into the bowl |
| Examples | "pour water over the floor" |
| Cause to | run, flow, feed, course |
| Entailed by | pump |
| Narrower | spill, shed, pour forth; dribble, drip, drop; transfuse; effuse, pour out; decant, pour, pour out |
| Broader | move, displace |
| See also | pour down |
| Meaning | Move in large numbers. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP |
| Examples | "people were pouring out of the theater" |
| Synonyms | swarm, stream, teem, pullulate |
| Narrower | spill over, spill out, pour out |
| Broader | crowd, crowd together |
| Meaning | Pour out. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
| Synonyms | decant, pour out |
| Broader | pour |
| Meaning | Flow in a spurt. |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP |
| Model | Water and oil pour into the bowl |
| Examples | "Water poured all over the floor" |
| Narrower | spurt, spirt, gush, spout; regurgitate |
| Broader | run, flow, feed, course |
| Meaning | Supply in large amounts or quantities. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP |
| Examples | "We poured money into the education of our children" |
| Broader | supply, provide, render, furnish |
| Meaning | Rain heavily. |
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| Pattern | It is ----ing |
| Model | It was pouring all day long |
| Examples | "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!" |
| Synonyms | pelt, stream, rain cats and dogs, rain buckets |
| Narrower | sheet; sluice, sluice down |
| Broader | rain, rain down |