to pour
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1.5
- verb
- /pɔr/
:
acudir en masa
- Nevertheless, families by the thousands poured into Texas and Louisiana's promising cotton lands.
- people pour in
And she said so many women are pouring into her clinic right now in a frenzy.
- And she said so many women are pouring into her clinic right now in a frenzy.
- When Chris was on that team, I think poured down that street.
Examples
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Messages of support poured in from around the world as brave Amira was flown by RAF Chinook yesterday to Manchester Children's Hospital, where doctors worked through the night to save the life of a little girl of unbelievable courage.
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Whites in Irwinton watched in amazement as a stream of inquisitive strangers poured into town.
Academic text (2011) -
Kids pour in here, they want everything he has, every performance part, and they pay cash!
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But the Americans are pouring it on now, extending their lead.
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And she said so many women are pouring into her clinic right now in a frenzy.
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The Marines fought them, block by block, but they kept pouring in reinforcements.
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From the surrounding apartments poured a dozen or more neighborhood boys to play soccer.
Fiction book (1991) -
After the concert ended, excited fans began to pour out of the stadium in huge numbers.
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Every afternoon, tourists pour into the museum to explore the latest exhibits.
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As the storm hit, residents poured onto the streets to seek shelter from the heavy rain.
Synonyms
259
1.6
To move smoothly and continuously, like people or traffic
89
3.2
To move to a place in large numbers and make it busy
55
1.7
To flow out in large amounts, like liquid or tears
8
3.1
People or things arrive somewhere in large numbers, often suddenly
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Say nice words you do not mean to get something from someone
- Informal
To say or do something to calm a tense situation between people
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
1
9.0
To spill a small amount of drink on the ground to honour someone who has died
- Formal
To pour a drink on the ground or an altar to honor gods and dead people
Compounds
- Archaic
A blue cosmetic stick used in the past to draw veins on pale skin
How Many
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pour is easy to remember if you picture people flowing 'moving in a steady stream' out of a building like water from a jug. That's why we say crowds poured out when many people moved quickly and steadily.