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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
pour \pour\, v. t. imp. p. p. poured; p. pr. vb. n.
pouring. oe. pouren, of uncertain origin; cf. w. bwrw to
cast, throw, shed, bwrw gwlaw to rain.
1. to cause to flow in a stream, as a liquid or anything
flowing like a liquid, either out of a vessel or into it;
as, to pour water from a pail; to pour wine into a
decanter; to pour oil upon the waters; to pour out sand or
dust.
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2. to send forth as in a stream or a flood; to emit; to let
escape freely or wholly.
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i . . . have poured out my soul before the lord. --1
sam. i. 15.
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now will i shortly pour out my fury upon thee.
--ezek. vii.
8.
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london doth pour out her citizens --shak.
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wherefore did nature pour her bounties forth
with such a full and unwithdrawing hand ? --milton.
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3. to send forth from, as in a stream; to discharge
uninterruptedly.
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is it for thee the linnet pours his throat ? --pope.
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