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spout
(redirected from puts up the spout)

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spout  (spout)
v. spout·ed, spout·ing, spouts
v.intr.
1. To gush forth in a rapid stream or in spurts.
2. To discharge a liquid or other substance continuously or in spurts.
3. Informal To speak volubly and tediously.
v.tr.
1. To cause to flow or spurt out.
2. To utter volubly and tediously.
3. Chiefly British To pawn.
n.
1. A tube, mouth, or pipe through which liquid is released or discharged.
2. A continuous stream of liquid.
3. The burst of spray from the blowhole of a whale.
4. Chiefly British A pawnshop.

[Middle English spouten, ultimately of imitative origin.]

spouter n.

spout
Verb
1. (of a liquid or flames) to pour out in a stream or jet
2. Informal to talk about (something) in a boring way or without much thought
Noun
1. a projecting tube or lip for pouring liquids
2. a stream or jet of liquid: a spout of steaming water
3. up the spout Slang
a. ruined or lost: the motor industry is up the spout
b. pregnant [Middle English spouten]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.spoutspout - an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain
gargoyle - a spout that terminates in a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal
nozzle, nose - a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged
opening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door"
pipage, pipe, piping - a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
watering can, watering pot - a container with a handle and a spout with a perforated nozzle; used to sprinkle water over plants
Verb1.spout - gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; "water gushed forth"
pump - flow intermittently
blow - spout moist air from the blowhole; "The whales blew"
whoosh - gush or squirt out; "Oil whooshed up when the drill hit the well"
pour - flow in a spurt; "Water poured all over the floor"
2.spout - talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

spout
verb 2. (Informal) hold forth, talk, rant, go on (informal) rabbit (on) Brit. (informal) ramble (on), pontificate, declaim, spiel (informal) expatiate, orate, speechify
Translations
spout [spaut] n [of jug] → pico (= pipe); caño
vichorrear

spout [spaut] n [of jug] → bec m [of liquid]; jet m
vijaillir

spout [spaut] n (of jug, teapot) → Tülle f;
(of pipe) → Ausfluss m;
(of liquid) → Strahl m
vispritzen;
(flames) → sprühen

spout [spaut] n [of jug] → beccuccio; [of liquid] → zampillo, getto
vizampillare

spout
v spout [spaut]
1 to throw out or be thrown out in a jet Water spouted from the hole in the tank. spuit يَنْبَجِس، يَنْطَلِق، يَنْفَجِر من струя stříkat sprøjte ud herausspritzen αναβλύζω, ξεχύνομαι purskama فوران كردن suihkuta, suihkuttaa jaillir (de) לִפרוֹץ फुहारे की भांति छूटना, छोड़ना izbacivati, rigati mlazom (ki)lövell menyemprot spúa, sprauta scaturire, sgorgare 吹き出す 분출하다; 분출시키다 čiurkšti []šļākt; []šļākties menyembur spuiten sprute, blåse tryskać jorrar a ţâşni (din) бить струёй striekať (iz)brizgati šikljati spruta [] พ่น fışkır(t)mak 噴出 бити струменем; литися потоком پچکاری سے دھار نکالنا یا نکلنا phun ra, bắn ra
2 to talk or say (something) loudly and dramatically He started to spout poetry, of all things! hard praat يقول بصورةٍ دراماتيكِيَّه، يَرْتَجِل декламирам recitovat deklamere deklamieren μιλάω δυνατά και με στόμφο (tähtsalt) seletama با لفت و لعاب گفتن paasata déclamer לְדַקלֵם जोर से और नाटकीय ढंग से कुछ कहना deklamirati elszaval mengucapkan buna/romsa út úr sér; þruma declamare とうとうと述べる 막힘없이 말하다; 지껄여대다 deklamuoti deklamēt mengucapkan galmen deklamere, lire av seg deklamować declamar a declama декламировать recitovať deklamirati recitovati haspla ur sig, deklamera พูดมาก nutuk çeker gibi konuşmak 高談闊論 просторікувати; декламувати زور خطابت دکھانا ngâm thơ
n
1 the part of a kettle, teapot, jug, water-pipe etc through which the liquid it contains is poured out. tuit ميزاب، بُلْبُلَة الأبْريق чучур hubice tud die Tülle στόμιο, λαιμός tila, nokk لوله nokka bec זַרבּוּבִית केतली का एक हिस्साए टोंटी, टोंटा grlić, kljun csőr cucuk stútur becco, beccuccio 注ぎ口 (주전자·찻잔 등의) 주둥이 snapelis, kaklelis (kannas) snīpis muncung tuit tut dzióbek, wylew bico носик; жёлоб pyštek dulec grlić pip รางน้ำ ağız, uç emzik 噴管(或嘴) носик; шийка ٹونٹی vòi ấm
2 a jet or strong flow (of water etc). spuit إنْبِثاق، تَدَفُّق силна струя proud stråle der Wasserstrahl κρουνός, σιντριβάνι juga فواره suihku jet סִילוֹן धार mlaz, pljusak (víz)sugár semprotan vatnssúla getto, zampillo ほとばしり 분류, 분출 čiurkšlė, srovė strūkla pancutan straal stråle strumień esguicho jet струя prúd curek mlaz stråle น้ำที่พุ่งขึ้น fışkıran sıvı (水的)噴流,急流 струмінь; стовп води پانی وغیرہ کی تیز دھار cột nước


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