v.
- flow or cause to flow in a steady stream.
▸prepare and serve (a drink).
- (of rain) fall heavily.
- (of people or things) come or go in a steady stream.
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(pour something out)
express one's feelings in an unrestrained way.
Phrase
- pour oil on troubled waters
try to calm a dispute with placatory words.
Derivative
Usage
On the confusion of pour and pore, see usage at pore2.
Etymology
ME: of unknown origin.