spout

Definition of Spout in English :

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Noun

1. spout

an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain

Verb

2. gush, spirt, spout, spurt

gush forth in a sudden stream or jet

Example Sentences:
'water gushed forth'

3. jabber, mouth off, rabbit on, rant, rave, spout

talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Spout

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verb

1.

to discharge (a liquid) in a continuous jet or in spurts, esp through a narrow gap or under pressure, or (of a liquid) to gush thus

2.

(of a whale, etc) to discharge air through the blowhole, so that it forms a spray at the surface of the water

3. informal

to utter (a stream of words) on a subject, often at length

noun

4.

a tube, pipe, chute, etc, allowing the passage or pouring of liquids, grain, etc

5.

a continuous stream or jet of liquid

6. short for waterspout

7. up the spout

Spout

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noun

1.

a lip, orifice, or projecting tube, as on a teapot, in a drinking fountain, etc., by which a liquid is poured or discharged

2.

a.

a stream, jet, or discharge of or as of liquid from a spout

b.

the stream of air and water rising from the blowhole of a whale

3.

a.

downspout

b.

waterspout

4.

a chute for conveying substances, as grain or flour, or articles

5. British, Slang, Obsolete

a pawnshop

verb transitive

6.

to shoot out (liquid, etc.) from or as from a spout

7.

to speak or utter in a loud, pompous manner or in a ready, rapid flow of words

verb intransitive

8.

to flow or shoot out with force in a jet

said of liquid, etc.

9.

to discharge liquid, etc. from or as from a spout

10.

to spout words

Spout

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v. spout·ed, spout·ing, spouts

v.intr.

1. To gush forth in a rapid stream or in spurts: Water spouted from the faucet.

2. To discharge a liquid or other substance continuously or in spurts: whales spouting offshore.

3. To speak in a wordy, dull, or pompous manner: spouted on about how well-made the building was.

v.tr.

1. To discharge (a flowing or spurting liquid); release: The statue's mouth spouted water.

2. To utter in a wordy, dull, or pompous manner: spouted statistics to prove his point.

3. Chiefly British To pawn.

n.

1. A tube, lip, or hole through which liquid is released or discharged: the spout of a teapot.

2. A continuous stream of liquid.

3. The burst of spray from the blowhole of a whale.

4. Chiefly British A pawnshop.

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