pour

1 to cause to flow in a stream she lifted the teakettle and poured some hot water from the spout Synonyms stream Related Words ladle, spoon; cascade, trickle; deluge, flood, inundate, overflow

2 to move in a stream water gently pouring down the canal toward the dam Synonyms flow, roll, run, streamRelated Words arise, disembogue, effuse, emanate, issue, spring; course, race, rush; fountain, gush, spout, spurt; deluge, engulf, flood, inundate, overflow, overrun, swamp; cascade, dribble, drip, gutter, riffle, ripple, sheet, trickle; flush, wash outNear Antonyms clot, coagulate, congeal, gel, harden, setAntonyms back up

3 to flow out in great quantities or with force tears pouring down his cheeks Synonyms jet, gush, rush, spew, spout, spurt, squirt, swooshRelated Words cascade, issue, roll, run, stream; plash, slosh, splash, wash; surge, swell; flush, sluice; deluge, drown, engulf, flood, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, submerge, submerse, swamp; fountainNear Antonyms spatter, sprinkle; bleed, exude, leak, ooze, percolate, seep, strain, weepAntonyms dribble, drip, drop, trickle

4 to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds it's pouring outside, so you'd better take an umbrella Synonyms rain, precipitate, stormRelated Words shower; spit; hail, rainsquall, squall; deluge, drown, engulf, flood, inundate, swampNear Antonyms drizzle, mist, mizzle, spit, sprinkle

5 to give readily and in large quantities repeatedly poured money into the revitalization of the downtown area Synonyms heap, lavish, rain, showerRelated Words gush, stream; flood, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, swamp; bombard, hailNear Antonyms hold back, keep, reserve, retain, withhold