spout

¹spout

verb \ˈspau̇t\

Definition of SPOUT

transitive verb

1

: to eject (as liquid) in a stream <wells spouting oil>

2

a : to speak or utter readily, volubly, and at length

b : to speak or utter in a pompous or oratorical manner : declaim <a candidate spouting empty promises>

intransitive verb

1

: to issue with force or in a jet : spurt

2

: to eject material (as liquid) in a jet

3

: declaim

— spout·er noun

Examples of SPOUT

1. The well was spouting oil.
2. She kept spouting on and on about politics.

Origin of SPOUT

Middle English; akin to Middle Dutch spoiten to spout, Old English spīwan to spew

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to SPOUT

Synonyms

jet, pour, rush, spew, gush, spurt, squirt, swoosh

Antonyms

dribble, drip, drop, trickle

Related Words

cascade, issue, roll, run, stream; plash, slosh, splash, wash; surge, swell; flush, sluice; deluge, drown, engulf, flood, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, submerge, submerse, swamp; fountain

Near Antonyms

spatter, sprinkle; bleed, exude, leak, ooze, percolate, seep, strain, weep

Rhymes with SPOUT

bout, clout, doubt, drought, flout, glout, gout, grout, knout, kraut, lout, out, pout, rout, route, scout, shout, snout, sprout, stout, tout, trout

²spout

noun

Definition of SPOUT

1

: a pipe or conductor through which a liquid is discharged or conveyed in a stream: as

a : a pipe for carrying rainwater from a roof

b : a projecting tube or lip from which a liquid (as water) issues

2

: a discharge or jet of liquid or moisture from or as if from a pipe: as

a : waterspout

b : the blowing of a whale

3

archaic : pawnshop

— spout·ed \ˈspau̇-təd\ adjective

Examples of SPOUT

1. Water was flowing from the spout.
2. the spout of a tea kettle

First Known Use of SPOUT

14th century

Related to SPOUT

Synonyms

drainpipe, eaves trough, rainspout, gutter, trough, waterspout

Related Words

drain, flume, sluice; conduit, duct; aqueduct