"pour" meaning in English

See pour in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pɔː/ [UK] Audio: en-us-pour.ogg [US] Forms: pour [singular], pours [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The act of pouring.
    Sense id: simple-pour-en-noun-pH5zzYun

Verb

IPA: /pɔː/ [UK] Audio: en-us-pour.ogg [US] Forms: pour [canonical], pours [third-person, singular], poured [past], poured [past, participle], pouring [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you pour something, you let it flow from one place to another.
    Sense id: simple-pour-en-verb-yJREbLqk
  2. If something pours, it flows fast from one place to another.
    Sense id: simple-pour-en-verb-1t3OdZ~J
  3. If the rain pours, it is raining hard (a lot of rain is coming down fast).
    Sense id: simple-pour-en-verb-~PfwJhK-
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