pour
To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it.
Example
“pour water from a jug”
Other meanings
To send out as in a stream or a flood; to cause (an emotion) to come out; to cause to escape.
“My teacher poured scorn on my attempts at writing.”
To send forth from, as in a stream; to discharge uninterruptedly.
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "pūrō" (to purify).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “pour” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.