to pour out

Examples

• All

• Hogg untied the purse he had been given and poured out a handful of shining coins.

  Fiction book (1993)

• So you could pour out only the correct proportion of the active ingredient.

• In fact, it poured out like water in a stream.

  The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)

• A bell rings, and students pour out into the halls by the hundreds.

  Fiction book (1995)

• I retired to the sideboard and started to pour out the coffee.

  Fiction book (1990)

• A bottle of hand lotion had been poured out on the floor.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The machine rattles and a rich, intense aroma pours out along with dark coffee into two large white cups.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Somewhere a cicada rattled, and the moon, cresting the trees, poured out its ghostly light.

  Fiction book (1999)

• She opened the container and poured out the juice into glasses for the children.

• During the storm, rainwater poured out of the gutters onto the street.

Synonyms

P

to pour

vsto pour out

788 1.0

To make liquid flow in a steady stream from a container

focuses on creating a large continuous flow of liquid rather than mere movement

D

to drain

vsto pour out

203 1.0

To let liquid flow away from something

is about causing large continuous quantity movement rather than simple emptying

S

to spew

vsto pour out

102 5.1

To send out large amounts of something suddenly, like water or smoke

is about causing steady large quantity release rather than violent expulsion

S

to stream

vsto pour out

70 1.7

To flow out in large amounts, like liquid or tears

is about causing a quantity to be released rather than general continuous movement

F

to flow out

vsto pour out

27 2.9

Move or pour out in a steady stream, often a liquid

is more about causing a large continuous release than simple movement

G

to gush

vsto pour out

27 3.2

To flow out suddenly and forcefully, like blood from a wound

is about steady or sustained large release rather than sudden violent bursts

S

to spew out

vsto pour out

19 5.9

To force out large amounts of something like smoke or words

is more about steady or sustained release rather than uncontrolled ejection

R

to run out

vsto pour out

9 1.3

Water or other liquid flows out of a container by accident

is used for general or intended release rather than accidental loss

S

to spout

vsto pour out

4 3.7

To flow out quickly and forcefully in a strong stream

is more general, covering steady or continuous release not only jets

D

to disgorge

vsto pour out

3 8.6

To pour out a large amount of something suddenly in a strong stream

is less about violent sudden discharge and more about general movement away

S

to sluice down

vsto pour out

1 7.6

Flow quickly and strongly down a surface like water after heavy rain

is used more broadly for steady or uncontrolled flow rather than gated forceful discharge

W

to well out

vsto pour out

1 6.1

To flow out in large amounts, like tears or blood

is focused on deliberate or continuous large liquid release rather than inner origin

E

to effuse

vsto pour out

1 9.1

To come out freely, as a liquid, gas, or light

focuses on causing liquid to move in large quantity rather than gentle emission

O

to outpour

vsto pour out

1 4.6

To pour a liquid or other thing out of a container

is more general, covering steady continuous release not only large sudden amounts

Antonyms

R

to retain

19 3.0

To hold something inside so it does not escape

How Much

to gush

27 3.2

to pour out

57 2.9

to flow

364 1.0

to trickle

81 3.4

to drip

162 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology