pour in

Arrive en masse

To pour in is for things to arrive in large quantities or rapid succession.

People, money, complaints, or applications pour in when they come flooding: Donations poured in after the disaster, Applications are pouring in for the position.

The image is of liquid flowing into a container—a steady, abundant stream rather than a trickle.

arrive

influx

Sudden large arrival

  • floodOverwhelming water overflow
  • streamSteady continuous flow
  • surgeSudden powerful increase

inflow · rush · wave · deluge · inundation · flock · swarm · cascade · throng · crowd

liquid

stream

Steady continuous flow

  • gushFlow out forcefully
  • flowUnbroken forward movement
  • splashLiquid scattering on impact

drizzle · trickle · decant · empty · tip · slosh · cascade · transfer · fill · add

invest

channel

Passage for transmission

inject · commit · allocate · direct · dedicate · contribute · supply · feed · devote · invest

Categories
Opposites
flow direction

pour inpour out

Empty by tilting

drain out · spill out · empty out · leak out · escape

quantity of arrival

pour inpour out

Empty by tilting

file out · drain away · disperse · scatter · dwindle

Family

pouring, outpouring, inpouring

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G