Pour

[imp. & p. p. POURED; p. pr. & vb. n. POURING.] [O. Eng. pouere, Scot. pere. Cf. W. bwrrw, to cast, throw, shed.]

1Sense 1. To cause to flow, as a liquid, in a stream, either out of a vessel or into it;—followed by out, from, in, into, against, on, upon, under, &c.; as, to pour water from a pail, or out of a pail; to pour wine into a decanter.

Wherefore did Nature pour her bounties forth With such a full and unwithdrawing hand? Milton.

2Sense 2. To send forth in a flowing or profuse manner; to emit.

London doth pour out her citizens. Shak.

3Sense 3. To give vent to, as strong feeling; to utter.

I . . . have poured out my soul before the Lord. 1 Sam. i. 15.

4Sense 4. To throw in profusion or with overwhelming force.

I will shortly pour out my fury upon thee. Ezek. vii. 3.

‡ Formerly, by many speakers, pronounced power; by others, poor.

v. i. To issue forth in a stream, or continued succession of parts; to move or rush, as a current; to move impetuously, like a swift-running stream; to flow.

The mustering squadron, and the clattering car, Went pouring forward with impetuous speed. Byron.