pour down

pour down
phr verb
Pour down is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑rain, ↑sweat, ↑tear, ↑waterfall

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  • pour down — verb To rain heavily. A torrential rain poured down from the floodgates of the angry heavens upon the bared heads of the assembled multitude which numbered at the lowest computation five hundred thousand persons. Syn: bucket down, chuck it down,… …   Wiktionary

  • ˈpour ˌdown — phrasal verb same as pour The rain poured down in torrents.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • pour — [ pɔ ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to make a liquid or substance flow out of a container that you are holding: Sit down and I ll pour you a drink. pour something into/over/down something: Pour the mixture into a dish and bake for 45 minutes. He… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pour — W3S2 [po: US po:r] v ↑cup, ↑saucer, ↑teapot ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(liquid)¦ 2¦(liquid/smoke)¦ 3¦(rain)¦ 4¦(people or things)¦ 5¦(light)¦ 6 pour cold water over/on something 7 pour scorn on somebody/something …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • down|pour — «DOWN PR, POHR», noun. a heavy rain: »A heavy downpour…interrupted play during the course of two of the semifinals (London Times) …   Useful english dictionary

  • pour */*/*/ — UK [pɔː(r)] / US [pɔr] verb Word forms pour : present tense I/you/we/they pour he/she/it pours present participle pouring past tense poured past participle poured 1) [transitive] to make a liquid or substance flow out of a container that you are… …   English dictionary

  • pour — verb 1 LIQUID (T) to make a liquid or a substance such as salt or sand flow out of or into a container: pour sth into/out/down etc: Kim poured some water into a glass. | You might as well pour the oil down the drain. | pour sb sth: Why don t you… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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