In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
gushing, pouring
(adjective) flowing profusely; “a gushing hydrant”; “pouring flood waters”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pouring
present participle of pour
pouring (plural pourings)
The act by which something is poured.
• in-group, ingroup, rouping
Source: Wiktionary
Pour, a.
Definition: Poor. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Pour, v. i.
Definition: To pore. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Pour, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Poured; p. pr. & vb. n. Pouring.] Etym: [OE. pouren, of uncertain origin; cf. W. bwrw to cast, throw, shed, bwrw gwlaw to rain.]
1. To cause to flow in a stream, as a liquid or anything flowing like a liquid, either out of a vessel or into it; as, to pour water from a pail; to pour wine into a decanter; to pour oil upon the waters; to pour out sand or dust.
2. To send forth as in a stream or a flood; to emit; to let escape freely or wholly. I . . . have poured out my soul before the Lord. 1 Sam. i. 15. Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee. Ezek. vii. 8. London doth pour out her citizens ! Shak. Wherefore did Nature pour her bounties forth With such a full and unwithdrawing hand Milton.
3. To send forth from, as in a stream; to discharge uninterruptedly. Is it for thee the linnet pours his throat Pope.
Pour, v. i.
Definition: To flow, pass, or issue in a stream, or as a stream; to fall continuously and abundantly; as, the rain pours; the people poured out of the theater. In the rude throng pour on with furious pace. Gay.
Pour, n.
Definition: A stream, or something like a stream; a flood. [Colloq.] "A pour of rain." Miss Ferrier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 May 2025
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.