POUT

eelpout, pout

(noun) marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas

pout, moue, wry face

(noun) a disdainful grimace

pout, mop, mow

(verb) make a sad face and thrust out one’s lower lip; “mop and mow”; “The girl pouted”

sulk, pout, brood

(verb) be in a huff and display one’s displeasure; “She is pouting because she didn’t get what she wanted”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Verb

pout (third-person singular simple present pouts, present participle pouting, simple past and past participle pouted)

(intransitive) To push out one's lips.

(intransitive) To thrust itself outward; to be prominent.

(intransitive) To be or pretend to be ill-tempered; to sulk.

(transitive) To say while pouting.

Synonyms

• moue

Noun

pout (plural pouts)

One's facial expression when pouting.

A fit of sulking or sullenness.

Etymology 2

Noun

pout (plural pouts)

(rare) Shortened name of various fishes such as the hornpout (Ameiurus nebulosus, the brown bullhead), the pouting (Trisopterus luscus) and the eelpouts (Zoarcidae).

Etymology 3

Noun

pout (plural pouts)

Alternative form of poult

Verb

pout (third-person singular simple present pouts, present participle pouting, simple past and past participle pouted)

(Scotland) To shoot poults.

Anagrams

• tupo, up to

Source: Wiktionary


Pout, n. Etym: [F. poulet. See Poult.]

Definition: The young of some birds, as grouse; a young fowl. Carew.

Pout, v. i.

Definition: To shoot pouts. [Scot.]

Pout, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pouted; p. pr. & vb. n. Pouting.] Etym: [OE. pouten, of uncertain origin; cf. Prov. pot lip, Prov. F. potte, faire la potte to pout, W. pwdu to pout, be sullen, poten, potten, a paunch, belly.]

1. To thrust out the lips, as in sullenness or displeasure; hence, to look sullen. Thou poutest upon thy fortune and thy love. Shak.

Pout, n.

Definition: A sullen protrusion of the lips; a fit of sullenness. "Jack's in the pouts." J. & H. Smith.

Pout, n. Etym: [Cf. Eelpout.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The European whiting pout or bib. Eel pout. (Zoöl.) See Eelpout.

– Horn pout, or Horned pout. (Zoöl.) See Bullhead (b).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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