pour meaning and definition

POUR verb

Definition of pour (verb)

1. cause to run
   • "pour water over the floor"
2. move in large numbers
   • "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"
   • synonyms: pullulate, stream, swarm, teem
3. pour out
   • "the sommelier decanted the wines"
   • synonyms: decant, pour out
4. flow in a spurt
   • "Water poured all over the floor"
5. supply in large amounts or quantities
   • "We poured money into the education of our children"
6. rain heavily
   • "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"
   • synonyms: pelt, rain buckets, rain cats and dogs, stream