pours

Tips the pitcher

Pours is the third-person singular of pour—to cause liquid to flow in a continuous stream: She pours the coffee, Rain pours down.

Figuratively, things pour when they come in overwhelming quantities: Money pours into the campaign, Complaints poured in.

To pour oneself into something is to invest great effort: He pours himself into his work.

liquid

stream

Steady continuous flow

  • flowUnbroken forward movement
  • gushFlow out forcefully
  • spillAccidental liquid release

trickle · dribble · splash · cascade · decant · empty · tip · slosh · drizzle · drain

flow

gush

Flow out forcefully

  • rushQuick sudden movement
  • streamSteady continuous flow
  • floodOverwhelming water overflow

surge · cascade · torrent · spout · jet · spew · course · issue · discharge · overflow

crowd

flood

Overwhelming water overflow

surge · flow · rush · spill · cascade · funnel · file · mob · mass · flock

rain

downpour

Intense precipitation event

buckets · cats and dogs · storm · drenching · soaking · cloudburst · monsoon · rainstorm · pelting · drumming

generous

lavish

Abundant beyond necessity

  • heapJumbled collection of items
  • showerWater spray for bathing
  • bestowGive formally, as honor

load · overwhelm · inundate · spoil · dote · extravagant · unstinting · abundant · overflowing · profuse

Opposites
flow rate/volume

pourstrickles

Flows in drops

drips · dribbles · drizzles · seeps · oozes

liquid containment

pourscontains

Holds within itself

holds · retains · dams · stops · plugs

rain intensity

poursdrizzles

Light, scattered precipitation

sprinkles · mists · spits · clears · lets up

Phrases
Family

pour, pouring, poured, outpouring, pourer, outpour, pourable, pourers, repoured

Familiarity
Top 5,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G