pour on

verb

poured on; pouring on; pours on

: to produce a lot of (something) in order to achieve something

The defense poured the pressure on in the second half of the game.

He really poured on the charm to get her to have dinner with him.

Examples of pour on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s fighting in the streets, along the ramparts, hot oil poured on men climbing ladders. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

During the growing season, feed monthly using an organic liquid houseplant fertilizer diluted at half strength and poured on the soil. — Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2026

Fuel was poured on the fire when sleuthing fans discovered that Lively and costar Jenny Slate had unfollowed Baldoni on Instagram. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

An ensuing mob of fans trying to take the stadium shuttle to the Netherlands-Tunisia match got mercilessly down poured on. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026

Rhymes for pour on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon