pour

v.
1 intr. & tr. (usu. foll. by down, out, over, etc.) flow or cause to flow esp. downwards in a stream or shower.
2 tr. dispense (a drink, e.g. tea) by pouring.
3 intr. (of rain, or with it as subject) fall heavily.
4 intr. (usu. foll. by in, out, etc.) come or go in profusion or rapid succession (the crowd poured out; letters poured in; poems poured from her fertile mind).
5 tr. discharge or send freely (poured forth arrows).
6 tr. (often foll. by out) utter at length or in a rush (poured out their story; poured scorn on my attempts).
Phrases and idioms:
it never rains but it pours misfortunes rarely come singly. pour cold water on see COLD. pour oil on the waters (or on troubled waters) calm a disagreement or disturbance, esp. with conciliatory words.
Derivatives:
pourable adj. pourer n.
Etymology: ME: orig. unkn.