spout
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
spouts;
spouted;
spouting
spouts;
spouted;
spouting
Britannica Dictionary definition of SPOUT
1
a
[+ object]
:
to shoot out (a liquid) with force
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The well was spouting oil.
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The volcano spouted lava.
b
[no object]
:
to flow out with force
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Blood spouted [=spurted] (out) from the wound.
2
:
to say or talk about (something) in a way that is boring or annoying
— often + off
— often + off
[+ object]
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He started spouting poetry.
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He spouted off a long list of statistics to prove his point.
[no object]
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She kept spouting on and on about politics.
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I'm tired of hearing him spout off about his adventures.
2
spout
/ˈspaʊt/
noun
plural
spouts
2
spout
/ˈspaʊt/
noun
plural
spouts
Britannica Dictionary definition of SPOUT
[count]
1
:
a tube, pipe, or hole out of which a liquid flows
—
see also downspout, waterspout
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Water was flowing from/down the spout.
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the spout of a tea kettle
2
:
a sudden strong stream of liquid
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a spout of water/blood
up the spout
British, informal
— used to describe something that has completely failed, been ruined, etc.
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The economy's up the spout.
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His marriage is going up the spout. [=down the drain]
