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 |
---|
VERB | 1 | pour | Cause to run |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|
Rhymes | abhor, adore, albacore, and 113 more rhymes in aor at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Cause to run. |
---|---|
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. |
---|---|
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. |
---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
Synonyms | decant, pour out |
Broader | pour |
Meaning | Flow in a spurt. |
---|---|
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. |
---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP |
Examples | "We poured money into the education of our children" |
Broader | supply, provide, render, furnish |
Meaning | Rain heavily. |
---|---|
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 |