Definition
to pour: to serve a drink, to let flow
Pour the bad milk down the sink.
On the plane I poured the beer into the glass, but there was so much turbulence most of it fell into my lap!
Other expressions:
It's pouring. It's raining very heavily.
As soon as the doors opened, they came pouring in. As soon as the doors opened, a lot of people came in at once.
Blood was pouring through the wound. Blood was flowing rapidly through the cut or injury.
Pronunciation examples
UK: We cancelled the picnic because it was pouring rain.
US: He poured me a glass of milk. He didn't have any whisky.
- "Why did you pour water over me?"
- "Running across the street to a local hardware store, the witness bought a can of red paint which he then poured on the concrete sidewalk directly in front of the bank."
- "Moira : The weeks preceding and following Christmas day are by far the busiest shopping periods of the year, with record amounts of money pouring in nationwide."
- "I'll pour us a glass."
- "I will just pour you some apéritif, and then we can go at table."
- "You go pour me a bath of champagne, ok."
- "The chemicals are pouring in a vial"
- "Chocolate melted and poured into your mouth by trained chimpanzees"
- "Nous sommes quatre pour dîner, s'il vous plaît."
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