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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 animal rights"
The meaning of SPOUT is to eject (liquid) in a stream. How to use spout in a sentence.
Spout definition: to emit or discharge forcibly (a liquid, granulated substance, etc.) in a stream or jet.. See examples of SPOUT used in a sentence.
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.
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.
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. (Zoology) (of a whale, etc) to discharge air through the blowhole, so that it forms a spray at the surface of the water.
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 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. A chute for conveying substances, as grain or flour, or articles.
Definition of spout noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
spout. verb. /spaʊt/ Verb Forms. [transitive, intransitive] to send out something, especially a liquid, in a stream with great force; to come out of something in this way synonym pour spout something (from something) The wound was still spouting blood.
SPOUT definition: 1. an opening of a container, in the shape of a tube which liquid flows out through: 2. If a…. Learn more.
