spout

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a tube or lip through which liquid is poured or discharged
to gush forth in a stream
the mixture of air and water thrown up from the blowhole of a whale
a stream of liquid
to speak tediously and at length
To eject water or liquid in a jet
A spout is a long, hollow part of a container through which liquids can be poured out easily
gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; "water gushed forth"
To pawn; to pledge; as, spout a watch
To utter magniloquently; to recite in an oratorical or pompous manner
talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
{i} tube through which something is poured, nozzle; drainpipe; stream of liquid; waterspout; spurt; pawnshop (Slang)
The column of spray thrown into the air by a whale in the act of respiration
A feature on the outer edge of porcelain eaves-trough style Fred Locke insulators which directs rain water away from the insulator and crossarm
A spout of liquid is a long stream of it which is coming out of something very forcefully. = jet
That through which anything spouts; a discharging lip, pipe, or orifice; a tube, pipe, or conductor of any kind through which a liquid is poured, or by which it is conveyed in a stream from one place to another; as, the spout of a teapot; a spout for conducting water from the roof of a building
into a receptacle
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. He replaced the boiler when the last one began to spout flames The main square has a fountain that spouts water 40 feet into the air In a storm, water spouts out of the blowhole just like a whale
a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
when rising in a column; also, a waterspout
{f} discharge liquid in a stream, gush, spurt, flow; recite pompously, give a speech; talk excitedly
an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain
A discharge or jet of water or other liquid, esp
disapproval If you say that a person spouts something, you disapprove of them because they say something which you do not agree with or which you think they do not honestly feel. He used his column to spout ill-informed criticism of the Scots rugby team. Spout forth and spout off mean the same as spout. an estate agent spouting forth about houses
To issue with with violence, or in a jet, as a liquid through a narrow orifice, or from a spout; as, water spouts from a hole; blood spouts from an artery
To utter a speech, especially in a pompous manner
To throw out forcibly and abudantly, as liquids through an office or a pipe; to eject in a jet; as, an elephant spouts water from his trunk
A trough for conducting grain, flour, etc
spout off
1. to brag or boast about someone or something. 2. to speak out publicly about someone or something; to reveal information publicly about someone or something

1. Stop spouting off about Tom. Nobody could be that good! Alice is spouting off about her new car. 2. I wish you wouldn't spout off about my family affairs in public. There is no point in spouting off about this problem.

spout from
flow from, break
spout hole
breathing hole of a marine mammal; opening for removing liquid
spouter
Someone who talks nonsense at length
spouter
Anything that spouts
spouting
The process or result of something being spouted

Spoutings of lava shot from the crest of the volcano.

spouting
propelled in a narrow stream or jet
spouting
A gutter under the eaves of a building; guttering

The spouting was filled with leaves and needed cleaning.

spouting
{n} the act of pouring out, harangue
spouted
past of spout
spouted
Having a spout
spouter
an oil well that is spouting
spouter
a spouting whale an oil well that is spouting
spouter
One who, or that which, spouts
spouter
an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
spouter
a spouting whale
spouting
propelled violently in a usually narrow stream
spouting
{s} gushing, flowing, spurting
spouts
plural of spout
up the spout
in a terrible state; past all help; pawned
spout
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