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Antonyms for pour

Grammar : Verb
Spell : pawr, pohr
Phonetic Transcription : pɔr, poʊr


Definition of pour

Origin :
  • c.1300, of unknown origin, not in Old English; perhaps from Old French (Flanders dialect) purer "to sift (grain), pour out (water)," from Latin purare "to purify," from purus "pure" (see pure). Replaced Old English geotan. Intransitive sense from 1530s. Related: Poured; pouring; pourable. As a noun from 1790.
  • verb be or make flowing
Example sentences :
  • At last, I asked, if it were his pleasure that I should pour him out another dish?
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • Pour this into the liquid and add the sugar and the juice of the lemon.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • Remove from the fire and pour into the baked crust of a pie.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • Besides its trade and its armorers, other causes had combined to pour wealth into it.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Add the remainder of the celery and pour the sauce over this.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • Pour in the heated liquid and season with the salt and pepper.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • Pour in the milk and sift the dry ingredients into this mixture.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • When it is full, we pour the water in it, and catch the lye as it drips out.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • I ordered the steward, accordingly, to pour me out one, and bring it up.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • It still rained as hard as it could pour, though there was not a breath of wind.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

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