(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If something ~s liquid or fire, or if liquid or fire ~ out of something, it comes out very quickly with a lot of force.
He replaced the boiler when the last one began to ~ flames...
The main square has a fountain that ~s water 40 feet into the air...
In a storm, water ~s out of the blowhole just like a whale.
VERB: V n, V n prep, V adv/prep
2.
A ~ of liquid is a long stream of it which is coming out of something very forcefully.
= jet
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3.
If you say that a person ~s something, you disapprove of them because they say something which you do not agree with or which you think they do not honestly feel.
He used his column to ~ ill-informed criticism of the Scots rugby team.
VERB: V n disapproval
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Spout forth and ~ off mean the same as ~ .
...an estate agent ~ing forth about houses...
PHRASAL VERB: V P about n
4.
A ~ is a long, hollow part of a container through which liquids can be poured out easily.
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