pouring
Coming down hard
Pouring describes liquid flowing steadily from a container, or the act of causing it to do so.
Rain that comes down heavily is pouring, and we say it's pouring when caught in such weather.
When people arrive somewhere in large numbers, they pour in: Fans were pouring into the stadium.
If you pour yourself into something, you give it intense effort and concentration.
To pour out emotions or words is to express them freely and abundantly.
Transfer liquid carefully
- pitcherPouring vessel or hurler
- jugHandled pouring container
- kettleSpouted vessel for heating water
- teapotSteeping and serving vessel
carafe · spout · stream · flow · tap · faucet · spigot · ladle
Intense precipitation event
- cloudburstSudden heavy localized rainfall
- rainstormHeavy precipitation event
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
- delugeSevere overflow of water
torrential · pelting · sheets · driving · lashing · gullywasher · soaker · squall
Exceed capacity and spill
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- spateSudden large number
- engulfmentComplete surrounding and absorption
submersion · swamping · spillover · brimming · overflowing · gushing · cascading · torrent
decant
Transfer liquid carefully
teapot · carafe · spout · stream · flow · tap · faucet · spigot · ladle · bottle
downpour
Intense precipitation event
- cloudburstSudden heavy localized rainfall
- rainstormHeavy precipitation event
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
deluge · torrential · pelting · sheets · driving · lashing · gullywasher · soaker · squall · tempest
overflow
Exceed capacity and spill
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- spateSudden large number
engulfment · submersion · swamping · spillover · brimming · overflowing · gushing · cascading · torrent · rushing
copious
Existing in abundance
ample · generous · lavish · effusive · unstinting · liberal · overflowing · streaming · gushing · endless
drenched
Thoroughly wet throughout
dripping · sodden · waterlogged · doused · soaking · dampened · splashed · sprayed · bathed · steeped
- rainrain, drizzling, downpour, raindrop, raindrops
- drinkingbooze, liquor, guzzling, gulping, chugging
- drinkmakingbrewing, distilling, mixology, bartending, cocktail mixing
- fluid movementflowing, dripping, draining, oozing, seeping
- dispensingserving, handing out, distributing, doling out, rationing
- downpoursdownpour, torrential rain, heavy rain, cloudburst, deluge
- pouring downRaining very heavily
- pouring outReleasing liquid by tilting
- pouring inArriving in abundance
- pouring rain
- pouring cold water onExpressing skepticism or disapproval
- pouring one's heart outExpressing feelings completely