Spout+out
1spout — [[t]spa͟ʊt[/t]] spouts, spouting, spouted 1) V ERG 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. [V n] He replaced the boiler when the last one began to spout flames …
2spout — Synonyms and related words: anabasis, ascension, ascent, avenue, babble, beak, belch, blab, blabber, blather, blether, blow open, blow out, blowhole, blowout, bond, bottomry, brash, break out, burst forth, burst of rain, burst out, carry on,… …
3spout — [spout] n. [ME spute, spoute < the v.] 1. a lip, orifice, or projecting tube, as on a teapot, in a drinking fountain, etc., by which a liquid is poured or discharged 2. a) a stream, jet, or discharge of or as of liquid from a spout b) the… …
4Spout — (spout), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spouted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spouting}.] [Cf. Sw. sputa, spruta, to spout, D. spuit a spout, spuiten to spout, and E. spurt, sprit, v., sprout, sputter; or perhaps akin to E. spit to eject from the mouth.] 1. To throw… …
5spout — ► NOUN 1) a projecting tube or lip through or over which liquid can be poured from a container. 2) a stream of liquid issuing with great force. 3) a pipe, trough, or chute for conveying liquid, grain, etc. ► VERB 1) send out or flow forcibly in a …
6spout — spout1 [spaut] n ↑spout 1.) a small pipe on the side of a container that you pour liquid out through 2.) spout of water/blood etc a sudden strong stream of liquid which comes out of somewhere very fast →↑waterspout 3.) up the spout BrE informal… …
7spout — 1 noun (C) 1 a small tube or pipe on a container that you pour liquid out through 2 a spout of water/blood etc a sudden strong stream of liquid which comes out of somewhere very fast: The whale blew a spout of water into the air. see also:… …
8spout — I UK [spaʊt] / US noun [countable] Word forms spout : singular spout plural spouts 1) a part of a container that is shaped like a tube and is used for pouring liquid 2) a) a continuous and strong stream of liquid or steam, especially hot liquid… …
9spout — spout1 [ spaut ] noun count 1. ) a part of a container that is shaped like a tube and is used for pouring liquid 2. ) a continuous and strong stream of liquid or steam, especially hot liquid a ) a stream of air and water that a WHALE pushes out… …
10spout off — vb British to talk volubly, pompously or out of turn. A post 1970 version of the earlier spout or the more literary spout forth , suggesting the outpouring of words. Spout off, like mouth off , is usually used intransitively and is more dispar… …
