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Synonyms for pour

Verb

1. pour, move, displace, pour down
usage: cause to run; "pour water over the floor"
2. pour, swarm, stream, teem, pullulate, crowd, crowd together
usage: move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"
3. decant, pour, pour out, pour
usage: pour out; "the sommelier decanted the wines"
4. pour, run, flow, feed, course
usage: flow in a spurt; "Water poured all over the floor"
5. pour, supply, provide, render, furnish
usage: supply in large amounts or quantities; "We poured money into the education of our children"
6. pour, pelt, stream, rain cats and dogs, rain buckets, rain, rain down
usage: rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"
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