poured; pouring; pours
1
a
: to cause to flow in a stream
b
: to dispense from a container
poured drinks for everyone
2
: to supply or produce freely or copiously
poured money into the project
3
: to give full expression to : vent
poured out his feelings
1
: to move with a continuous flow
2
: to rain hard
3
: to move or come continuously : stream
complaints poured in
4
: to score easily or freely (as in basketball)
—used with in
poured in 30 points
Examples of pour in a Sentence
Verb
He carefully poured the water into her glass.
Pour the sauce over the pasta.
She poured salt into the palm of her hand and then sprinkled it over the stew.
The smokestacks poured out thick clouds of black smoke.
The burst pipe poured out water.
The concrete foundation has been poured.
Can I pour you some lemonade?
Smoke poured out from the chimney.
Sweat was pouring from her brow.
Recent Examples on the Web
Michael Copley, NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
In individual, large, shallow soup bowls, place pieces of lobster on the bottom, and pour in soup.
—Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
For the Nolets, the sale is more of a strategic pour than a last call.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pour
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Verb
On one side are companies pouring billions of dollars into data centers, which increasingly are being built to support artificial intelligence models that promise to transform how people live and work.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
In individual, large, shallow soup bowls, place pieces of lobster on the bottom, and pour in soup.
—Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
Esfandyar-pour said the platform could deepen understanding of cancer mechanisms and improve predictive accuracy in drug efficacy assessments.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
For the Nolets, the sale is more of a strategic pour than a last call.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pour
Cite this Entry
“Pour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pour. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share