poured

Came down hard

Poured is the past tense of pour—to cause liquid to flow from a container: She poured coffee into mugs.

Rain pours when it falls heavily.

People pour into a space when they arrive in large numbers: Fans poured through the gates.

To pour out feelings is to express them freely: He poured out his heart to her.

flow

stream

Steady continuous flow

  • gushFlow out forcefully
  • cascadeSuccessive downward flow
  • spoutProjecting pouring tube

trickle · dribble · ooze · surge · rush · spill · splatter · drizzle · seep · drain

rain

downpour

Intense precipitation event

soaked · cloudburst · sheets · buckets · monsoon · storm · cats and dogs · flooding · relentless · pelting

liquid

water

Clear essential liquid

  • wineFermented grape beverage
  • teaSteeped leaf beverage
  • coffeeBrewed bean beverage

milk · juice · beer · broth · syrup · oil · vinegar · cocktail · whiskey · champagne

serving

glass

Transparent solid from sand

  • cupSmall drinking container
  • pitcherPouring vessel or hurler
  • carafeStopperless serving vessel

bottle · jug · decanter · goblet · mug · tumbler · flute · stein · chalice · teapot

concrete

cement

Calcium powder binding agent

driveway · patio · footing · formwork · rebar · aggregate · mixer · trowel · curing · leveling

abundance

flooded

Covered with water

swarmed · crowded · flocked · overflowed · surged · deluged · avalanche · onslaught · barrage · influx

Opposites
flow rate/intensity

pouredtrickled

Flowed in drops

dripped · dribbled · drizzled · seeped · oozed

action state

pouredstopped

Brought to a halt

ceased · held · contained · retained · stemmed

direction of liquid movement

pouredfilled

Made full, occupied

absorbed · soaked up · collected · gathered

Phrases
Family

pour, pouring, pours, outpouring, pourer, outpour, pourable, pourers, outpoured

Familiarity
Top 2,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G