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spout
[ spout ]
verb (used with object)
- to emit or discharge forcibly (a liquid, granulated substance, etc.) in a stream or jet.
- Informal. to state or declaim volubly or in an oratorical manner:
He spouted his theories on foreign policy for the better part of the night.
verb (used without object)
- to discharge, as a liquid, in a jet or continuous stream.
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- to issue forth with force, as liquid or other material through a narrow orifice.
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- Informal. to talk or speak at some length or in an oratorical manner.
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noun
- a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
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- a trough or shoot for discharging or conveying grain, flour, etc.
- a waterspout.
- a continuous stream of liquid, granulated substance, etc., discharged from or as if from a pipe, tube, shoot, etc.
- a spring of water.
- a downpour or fall, especially of water, from a high place; waterfall.
- a dumbwaiter or chute, formerly common in pawnbrokers' shops, by which articles pawned were sent to another floor for storage.
- British Slang. pawnshop.
spout
/ 蝉辫补蕣迟 /
verb
- to discharge (a liquid) in a continuous jet or in spurts, esp through a narrow gap or under pressure, or (of a liquid) to gush thus
- (of a whale, etc) to discharge air through the blowhole, so that it forms a spray at the surface of the water
- informal.to utter (a stream of words) on a subject, often at length
noun
- a tube, pipe, chute, etc, allowing the passage or pouring of liquids, grain, etc
- a continuous stream or jet of liquid
- short for waterspout
- up the spout slang.
- ruined or lost
any hope of rescue is right up the spout
- pregnant
Derived Forms
- 藞蝉辫辞耻迟别谤, noun
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 蝉辫辞耻迟顎侥谤 noun
- 蝉辫辞耻迟顎僱别蝉蝉 adjective
- 蝉辫辞耻迟顎僱颈办别顎 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of spout1
Idioms and Phrases
- up the spout, British Slang.
- pawned.
- in a desperate situation; beyond help:
His financial affairs are up the spout.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Baby food pouches are topped off with a little spout, but both the NHS and the World Health Organization say it should not be used to suck directly from the pouch.
Responding to an activist calling for a boycott of Rowling-associated brands, Pascal commented on Instagram that Rowling was exhibiting "heinous loser behavior" and spouting "awful disgusting s**t" about trans women.
Hours later, Mr Hancock shared a video, captioned: "The disgusting and dangerous antisemitic, anti-vax, anti-scientific conspiracy theories spouted by a sitting MP this morning are unacceptable and have absolutely no place in our society."
It鈥檚 hard to know which is more unsettling: that the leader of the free world could spout complete drivel about its most successful and admired economy.
Herman is known for spouting hateful words not just in the council鈥檚 ornate chamber but at smaller committee meetings.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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