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

Anaheim’s dangerous power play poured on the scoring, too. —Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026

At that time, chrism oil is poured on the spoon, which the archbishop dips their finger into to anoint the monarch on their head, chest and hands. —Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026

When performing a cesarean delivery outside of an operating room, there is no sterile field preparation or surgical draping; antiseptic solution may simply be poured on the abdomen. —Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026

When the mixture is poured on top of strong Vietnamese coffee, the result is a sweet, fluffy drink that tastes like a dessert — with many social media users comparing it to marshmallow. —Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for pour on

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