pour

/pɔː(r)/verb

उच्चारण पॉर

उँडेलना, डालना

Basic word

verb

1
[T] ~ sth (into/onto sth)
to make a liquid or other substance flow from a container in a continuous stream
उँडेलना, डालना
- Pour the milk into the glass.
- She poured tea into the cups.
- Pour a little oil into the pan.
+ 1 more example
- He poured water over the plants.
Synonyms tip spill decant splash drain
2
[I]
(of rain) to fall heavily
(बारिश) मूसलाधार बरसना
- It's pouring outside.
- It poured all night during the monsoon.
- We got soaked as the rain poured down.
+ 1 more example
- The rain is pouring, so take an umbrella.
Synonyms pelt teem bucket down rain heavily
Opposite drizzle
3
[I]
to come or go somewhere continuously in large numbers
उमड़ना
- Letters poured in after the show.
- Fans poured into the stadium before the match.
- Messages of support poured in from all over the country.
+ 1 more example
- Crowds poured out of the station at five o'clock.
Synonyms stream flood swarm throng surge
Opposite trickle

¶Idioms 1

it never rains but it pours

bad things tend to happen together

मुसीबत अकेले नहीं आती

First the car broke down, then I lost my phone; it never rains but it pours.

→Phrasal verbs 2

pour sth out

to speak freely about something, especially something that has made you sad or worried

(अपने दुख या मन की बात) खुलकर कह देना

She poured out her problems to her mother.

pour in

to arrive in large numbers

(लोगों, चिट्ठियों आदि का) भारी संख्या में आना

Messages of support poured in from all over the country.
Donations have been pouring in for the flood victims.

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

tip spill decant splash drain pelt teem bucket down rain heavily stream flood swarm throng surge

Antonyms

drizzle trickle

?Which word?

Homophone, asked very often: pour (make a liquid flow), pore (a tiny hole in the skin; 'pore over' means study carefully) and poor (having little money) are often confused; pour and pore are both /pɔː/ in British English.

Homophone में यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: pour (तरल उँडेलना), pore (त्वचा का छोटा छेद; 'pore over' अर्थात ध्यान से पढ़ना) और poor (गरीब) में प्रायः भ्रम होता है; British English में pour और pore दोनों /pɔː/ हैं।

Keep the heavy-rain words: pour, pelt, teem, bucket down, rain cats and dogs.

तेज़ बारिश के शब्द याद रखिए: pour, pelt, teem, bucket down, rain cats and dogs।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

It never rains but it pours, pour cold water on (discourage an idea), pour your heart out (tell all your feelings).

Idioms: it never rains but it pours, pour cold water on (विचार को हतोत्साहित करना), pour your heart out (सारी भावनाएँ कह देना)।