poured out

Decanted the liquid

Poured out describes liquid transferred from a container, but the phrase extends to anything released abundantly or freely.

Emotions pour out: She poured out her grief to anyone who would listen.

Words pour out when someone speaks rapidly and copiously.

A crowd pours out of a stadium.

The sense is always of volume and flow—something held back now released.

Related

spilled over · blurted · spilled the beans · spilled · unburdened · opened up · let it all out · confess · wept · vented · dispensing · lament · transferring · effused · trickle · surged · reveal · decanted

Opposites
liquid movement direction

poured outpoured in

Entered in great numbers

filled up · filled · topped off · replenished · refilled

manner of liquid consumption/transfer

poured outsipped

Drank in small quantities

nursed · savored · tasted · sampled

emotional expression (figurative)

poured outbottled up

Emotions kept hidden inside

held in · suppressed · repressed · contained · withheld

Family

pour, pouring, poured, pours, outpouring, pourer, outpour, pourable, pour out

Familiarity
Top 20,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G