■ verb
1》 flow or cause to flow in a steady stream.
↘prepare and serve (a drink).
2》 (of rain) fall heavily.
3》 (of people or things) come or go in a steady stream.
4》 ( ~ something out ) express one's feelings in an unrestrained way.
Phrases
~ oil on troubled waters try to calm a dispute with placatory words.
Derivatives
~able adjective
~er noun
Origin
ME: of unknown origin.
Usage
On the confusion of ~ and pore , see usage at pore 2 .