POUR


Meaning of POUR in English

INDEX:

1. to make liquid or a substance come out of a container

RELATED WORDS

when a liquid or a substance pours out of somewhere : ↑ FLOW

see also

↑ LIQUID

↑ FULL

↑ EMPTY

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1. to make liquid or a substance come out of a container

▷ pour /pɔːʳ/ [transitive verb]

to make liquid or a substance flow steadily out of a container, by making the container lean to one side :

pour something into/out of something

▪ She poured some milk into a glass.

▪ Dan picked up the bucket and poured the sand out of it.

pour something on/over/into something

▪ Pour the garlic sauce over the hot chicken pieces.

pour in/out

▪ Gradually pour in the sherry and the stock.

▪ Would you pour out the tea?

▷ spill /spɪl/ [transitive verb]

to accidentally make a liquid or substance come out of a container :

▪ Careful - you’ll spill it!

spill something on/over/into something

▪ Someone had spilled red wine all over the carpet.

▪ A tanker has run aground, spilling 60,000 gallons of oil into the sea.

▷ empty /ˈempti/ [transitive verb]

to make a container empty by pouring out everything inside it :

▪ Paul emptied the glass and washed it.

▪ Could you empty the wastebasket - it’s getting pretty full.

empty something into/onto/over something

▪ She emptied the contents of the tin into a pan.

▪ We crept up behind him and emptied the bucket of water over his head.

▷ sprinkle /ˈsprɪŋk ə l/ [transitive verb]

to pour or put a liquid or substance in small amounts onto something, especially food, so that the surface is thinly covered :

sprinkle something on/over something

▪ Sprinkle the cheese over the beans.

sprinkle something with something

▪ Sprinkle the fish with lemon juice and herbs.

▷ tip /tɪp/ [transitive verb]

to pour something out of a container by turning it upside down :

tip something into/out of/onto something

▪ She weighed out the flour and tipped it into the bowl.

▷ drizzle /ˈdrɪz ə l/ [transitive verb]

to pour a liquid in small amounts over something, especially food - used especially in cooking instructions :

drizzle something over something

▪ Drizzle a little French dressing over the salad.

drizzle something with something

▪ Slice the strawberries and drizzle them with the liqueur.

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