verb / noun

pour

POR/pɔːr/

To flow or discharge freely in a continuous stream.

Water pours from the pitcher into a tall glass.

An older white man tilts a clear water pitcher, pouring a steady, unbroken stream into a glass on a simple tabletop.

Etymology

Pour’s origin is unknown. One suggestion connects it with Old French purer, meaning both “sift grain” and “pour out water,” but this possible link does not establish its ancestry.

In context

Jessica in the Kitchen - Easy Vegan Recipes5:29

You just pour that right into the container that your tofu is in. You pour it in first, and then add your tofu

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More examples

She pours sand into the bucket.
It's pouring outside, so we stay indoors.
A slow pour keeps the juice from splashing.

Forms

pour · pours · poured · pouring

Similar words

stream: Emphasizes steady flow rather than the act of emptying something.
gush: Suggests a forceful rush, not merely a continuous flow.