POUR

(CAUSE TO FLOW) [verb] - to make (a substance) flow from a container, esp. into another container, by raising just one side of the container that the substance is inPour the sugar into the bowl and mix it thoroughly with the other ingredients. [T]Would you like me to pour you some more wine? [+ two objects]Pour yourself a drink and make yourself at home. [+ two objects]Could you pour me (out) a beer while you're in the kitchen? [+ two objects]Would you like to pour (= pour a drink into a glass or cup) while I open some bags of nuts? [I]If you pour out your worries, problems or emotions to someone you tell them everything, esp. in secret or in private.He spends every lunchtime pouring out his emotional problems to me and expects me to find a solution.I poured my heart out to him (= told him about all my feelings) and then he told all his friends what I'd said.To pour oil on troubled waters is to try to reduce the amount of disagreement between the people involved in an argument or to make them calmer.My husband's always arguing with my father, and I'm the one who has to pour oil on troubled waters.