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- Dictionaryspout/spaʊt/
noun
- 1. a tube or lip projecting from a container, through which liquid can be poured: "a teapot with a chipped spout"
- 2. a stream of liquid issuing from somewhere with great force: "the tall spouts of geysers"
verb
- 1. send out (liquid) forcibly in a stream: "volcanoes spouted ash and lava"
- 2. express (one's views or ideas) in a lengthy, declamatory, and unreflecting way: "he was spouting platitudes about our furry friends" Similar
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SPOUT definition: 1. to speak a lot, in a way that is boring or annoying for other people: 2. to flow or send out…. Learn more.
The meaning of SPOUT is to eject (liquid) in a stream. How to use spout in a sentence. to eject (liquid) in a stream; to speak or utter readily, volubly, and at length; to speak or utter in a pompous or oratorical manner : declaim…
1. verb. If something spouts liquid or fire, or if liquid or fire spout out of something, it comes out very quickly with a lot of force. He replaced the boiler when the last one began to spout flames. [VERB noun] The main square has a fountain that spouts water 40 feet into the air.
A spout is the narrow opening in the edge of a container that makes it easier to neatly pour its contents. A pitcher's spout helps you direct your orange juice into your glass. Some spouts are indentations or lips, and others — like the spout on a teapot — are tubes.
noun. a tube, pipe, chute, etc, allowing the passage or pouring of liquids, grain, etc. a continuous stream or jet of liquid. short for waterspout. up the spoutslang. ruined or lost. any hope of rescue is right up the spout.
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.
SPOUT definition: 1. an opening of a container, in the shape of a tube which liquid flows out through: 2. If a…. Learn more.
To discharge a liquid or other substance continuously or in spurts. Whales spouting offshore. To speak or utter in a loud, pompous manner or in a ready, rapid flow of words. A lip, orifice, or projecting tube, as on a teapot, in a drinking fountain, etc., by which a liquid is poured or discharged.
Definition of spout noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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