to outpour
- verb
- /ˈaʊtˌpɔr/
- The rain outpoured from the dark clouds.
Examples
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The scientist carefully outpoured the solution into the beaker for the experiment.
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She outpoured the cup of water into the sink to clean the vase.
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He outpours the contents of the bottle onto the ground during the ritual.
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Can you outpour the contents of the bottle?
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During the storm, the rain began to outpour from the clouds, flooding the streets.
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He accidentally knocked over the pitcher, causing juice to outpour all over the table.
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After opening the floodgates, water started to outpour into the reservoir.
Synonyms
To make liquid flow in a steady stream from a container
Push out a substance, for example gas from a body or container
Make liquid flow out of a container
Push a liquid or other substance out of something
Move or pour out in a steady stream, often a liquid
To remove gas or steam from a machine
To flow out quickly and forcefully in a strong stream
To come out freely, as a liquid, gas, or light
To flow out in large amounts, like tears or blood
Antonyms
How Much
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Morphology
Etymology
Outpour as a verb is built from out- ('out') + pour ('to make liquid flow'), so to outpour something is to let a large amount of liquid flow out, like tipping a cup into a sink.