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to pour out

to pour out

22 2.9
Make liquid flow out of a container
  • phrasal verb
  • /pɔr aʊt/
translation icon : verter
  • With nervous hands, Sidney's mother poured out a glass of water for Jackson.
  • blood poured out
  • water pouring out

You know, I'm seeing my blood just pouring out on the deck.

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Examples

  • 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

to pour
vsto pour out
588 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
to drain
vsto pour out
198 1.0

To let liquid flow away from something

is about causing large continuous quantity movement rather than simple emptying
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
to stream
vsto pour out
55 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
to run out
vsto pour out
28 1.3

Water or other liquid flows out of a container by accident

is used for general or intended release rather than accidental loss
to gush
vsto pour out
26 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
to flow out
vsto pour out
16 2.9

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

is more about causing a large continuous release than simple movement
to spew out
vsto pour out
15 5.9

To force out large amounts of something like smoke or words

is more about steady or sustained release rather than uncontrolled ejection
to spout
vsto pour out
9 3.7

To flow out quickly and forcefully in a strong stream

is more general, covering steady or continuous release not only jets
to disgorge
vsto pour out
1 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
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
to outpour
vsto pour out
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
to effuse
vsto pour out
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
to well out
vsto pour out
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

Antonyms

to retain
60 3.0

To hold something inside so it does not escape

How Much

to gush
26 3.2
to pour out
22 2.9
to flow
333 1.0
to trickle
70 3.4
to drip
171 1.0

Surface Forms

pour out infinitive
poured out past
poured out past participle
pouring out present participle
pours out third person singular

Morphology

pour + out

The meaning 'to flow or cause to flow out' is directly compositional from 'pour' (make a liquid flow) + 'out' (away from the interior), so the sense follows standard motion/egress semantics. This verb + particle pattern is cross-linguistically common and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Pour out comes from the simple action of tipping a bottle or cup so the liquid runs out; to pour something out is to let it flow away from a container. So, it means 'to flow out in a large quantity', especially of a liquid.