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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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