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.