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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Dennis Mitzner, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Tributes started pouring in soon after the announcement came out, and many expressed the same shock that someone so vibrant and powerful on screen could have been privately dealing with a debilitating illness off screen.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2025
Wine, beer, and select pours of rum round out the drink offerings.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Amazon is doubling down on Sweden, pouring billions into data centers that power its AWS cloud empire while eyeing the country’s emergence as a NATO logistics hub and Northern Europe’s e-commerce epicenter.
—Dennis Mitzner, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Tributes started pouring in soon after the announcement came out, and many expressed the same shock that someone so vibrant and powerful on screen could have been privately dealing with a debilitating illness off screen.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
With its chocolate ganache filling and a pour of nutty Frangelico-spiked custard on top, my adult palate loves it just as much.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2025
Wine, beer, and select pours of rum round out the drink offerings.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Pour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pour. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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