INDEX:
1. when liquid moves or comes out of something
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1. when liquid moves or comes out of something
▷ flow /fləʊ/ [intransitive verb]
if a liquid flows, it moves in a steady, continuous stream from one place to another :
▪ The river flows more slowly here and it is safe to swim.
flow into/out of/over
▪ From here, factory waste flows straight into the sea.
▪ Tears flowed down her cheeks as she hugged her children.
▪ Oil flowed from the tanker into the sea.
▷ come out /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ [intransitive phrasal verb]
if liquid comes out of a pipe, container etc, it flows out fairly slowly and in fairly small quantities :
▪ When I turned on the tap a brownish liquid came out.
come out of
▪ There’s oil coming out of your engine.
▪ I can’t get the ketchup to come out of the bottle.
▷ pour /pɔːʳ/ [intransitive verb]
if a liquid or substance pours out of something, large amounts flow out of it :
pour out of/off/down etc
▪ Sweat poured down his face.
▪ Water was pouring out of the release gates on the dam.
▪ Rain poured through the open window, waking me again an hour later.
▪ Lava from the volcano is pouring down the mountain towards the town.
▷ run /rʌn/ [intransitive verb]
if a liquid runs somewhere, it flows quickly and smoothly; if a tap is running, water is flowing out of it :
▪ Who left the faucet running?
run along/down etc
▪ Tears ran down her face.
▪ A stream runs along the bottom of the field.
▷ leak /liːk/ [intransitive verb]
if a liquid leaks from a container or pipe, or if a container or pipe leaks, the liquid comes out through a small hole or crack because the container or pipe is damaged :
▪ I think the fuel tank is leaking.
leak through/into/out of/from
▪ Water was leaking from a pipe in the bathroom.
▪ Yoghurt had leaked out of the pot all over my lunchbox.
▷ drip /drɪp/ [intransitive verb]
if a liquid drips, it falls slowly and steadily, in drops :
drip off/out/onto etc
▪ The blood was still dripping from the cut on his lip.
▪ We stood under a tree, with rain dripping onto our heads.
▪ Wax from the candle dripped on the tablecloth.
▷ ooze /uːz/ [intransitive verb]
if a thick liquid, or a substance such as blood or mud, oozes out of something, it comes out of it slowly and steadily :
ooze out of/from
▪ A mixture of mud and rainwater oozed out of the bottom of the bucket.
▪ Blood was oozing from the wound.
▪ Thick, sticky syrup oozes out of the tree trunk and is collected in buckets.
▷ gush /gʌʃ/ [intransitive/transitive verb]
if a liquid gushes from something, or if something gushes it, it flows or pours out very quickly in large quantities :
▪ The knife wound was gushing blood.
gush out/from/down etc
▪ Oil gushed from the hole in the ship’s hull.
▪ A pipe burst in one of the apartments above, and water gushed down.
gush [singular noun]
gush of
▪ A sudden gush of liquid spurted out of the plant.
▷ trickle /ˈtrɪk ə l/ [intransitive verb]
if a liquid trickles somewhere, it flows slowly in drops or in a thin stream :
trickle down/into/out
▪ Blood trickled down the side of her face.
▪ Water trickled out of the pipe.
▪ The fire spread when burning gasoline trickled from the car toward other vehicles.
trickle [singular noun]
▪ The raging torrent had been reduced to no more than a trickle.
▷ squirt /skwɜːʳt/ [intransitive/transitive verb]
if you squirt liquid or it squirts, it is forced out of a narrow hole in a thin fast stream :
▪ Kids were squirting each other with water pistols.
squirt something on somebody/something
▪ He squirted some ketchup on his fries.
squirt from/into
▪ The batter is squirted into round molds, then baked.
squirt [countable noun]
squirt of
▪ Add a couple of squirts of lemon juice to the mixture.
▷ spurt /spɜːʳt/ [intransitive/transitive verb]
if a liquid spurts or something spurts it, it comes out of something quickly and suddenly and with a lot of force :
▪ The knife hit an artery, and the wound spurted blood.
spurt from/out of/into
▪ Oil from the spill spurted into the crystal waters of Prince William Sound.
▪ Water spurted from the burst pipe.
spurt [countable noun]
▪ The whale sent one final spurt into the air and disappeared.
▷ cascade /kæˈskeɪd/ [intransitive verb]
to flow down something in large quantities :
cascade from/into/down etc
▪ The walls of the cave are smooth, polished by the water cascading from above.
▪ Water from the broken water main cascaded into a subway station.
cascade [countable noun]
cascade of
▪ Rainbows glanced off the cascade of the waterfall.