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

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

Beer lovers can order a half or full liter of German favorites, from the crisp Bitburger Premium Pilsner to the malty Warsteiner Dunkel, or a beer flight to sample all four pours on the menu. — Jacqueline Dole, Southern Living, 10 July 2026

Five substitutes poured on, including the evergreen Michael Leitch, and Italy's rate of unforced errors increased in the face of determined defense. — ABC News, 4 July 2026

Rhymes for pour on

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