poured; pouring; pours
1
a
: to cause to flow in a stream
b
: to dispense from a container
poured drinks for everyone
2
: to supply or produce freely or copiously
poured money into the project
3
: to give full expression to : vent
poured out his feelings
1
: to move with a continuous flow
2
: to rain hard
3
: to move or come continuously : stream
complaints poured in
4
: to score easily or freely (as in basketball)
—used with in
poured in 30 points
Examples of pour in a Sentence
Verb
He carefully poured the water into her glass.
Pour the sauce over the pasta.
She poured salt into the palm of her hand and then sprinkled it over the stew.
The smokestacks poured out thick clouds of black smoke.
The burst pipe poured out water.
The concrete foundation has been poured.
Can I pour you some lemonade?
Smoke poured out from the chimney.
Sweat was pouring from her brow.
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Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Moving quickly, slowly pour the hot sugar mixture, a ¼ cup at a time, into the sugar-egg mixture while whisking by hand continuously to temper the eggs.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 6 June 2025
Adrian Rodriguez, Mercury News, 3 June 2025
There’s something timeless about a café curtain, a nod to another era that offers privacy while letting natural light pour in.
—Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 1 June 2025
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Verb
All told, venture capital investors and private equity firms poured $3.1 billion to fund 144 deals in the L.A. area in the first quarter of this year, up 15% from a year ago, according to research firm CB Insights.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Moving quickly, slowly pour the hot sugar mixture, a ¼ cup at a time, into the sugar-egg mixture while whisking by hand continuously to temper the eggs.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 6 June 2025
Noun
Crews completed the pour around 5 p.m. and were beginning to open the center lane on the lower deck, Ney said.
—Adrian Rodriguez, Mercury News, 3 June 2025
There’s something timeless about a café curtain, a nod to another era that offers privacy while letting natural light pour in.
—Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 1 June 2025
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“Pour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pour. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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