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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.

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 [spaʊt]

1. 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

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of a whale, etc.) to discharge air through the blowhole, so that it forms a spray at the surface of the water

3. Informal to utter (a stream of words) on a subject, often at length

1. a tube, pipe, chute, etc., allowing the passage or pouring of liquids, grain, etc.

2. a continuous stream or jet of liquid

3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) short for waterspout

up the spout Slang

a. ruined or lost any hope of rescue is right up the spout

b. pregnant

[perhaps from Middle Dutch spouten, from Old Norse spyta to spit]

spouter n

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	spout - 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
Verb	1.	spout - gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; "water gushed forth" gush, spirt, spurt 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 jabber, mouth off, rabbit on, rant, rave mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

spout

verb

1. stream, shoot, gush, spurt, jet, spray, surge, discharge, erupt, emit, squirt In a storm, water spouts out of the blowhole just like a whale.

2. (Informal) hold forth, talk, rant, go on (informal), rabbit (on) (Brit. informal), ramble (on), pontificate, declaim, spiel (informal), expatiate, orate, speechify She would go red in the face and start to spout.

noun

1. jet, fountain, gush, outpouring, geyser Experts later blew it up - sending a spout of water soaring 30ft into the sky.

2. nozzle, lip, rose a pot with a broken spout

Translations

spout [spaʊt]

A. N [of jar] → pico m; [of teapot etc] → pitón m, pitorro m; [of guttering] → canalón m; (= jet of water) → surtidor m, chorro m
to be up the spout (Brit) [person] (= in a jam) → estar en un apuro; (= pregnant) → estar en estado
my holiday's up the spout → mis vacaciones se han ido al garete

B. VT

1. [+ water] → arrojar en chorro

2. [+ poetry etc] → declamar

C. VI

1. [water] → brotar, salir en chorros

2. (= declaim) → hablar incansablemente

spout [ˈspaʊt]

[jug, teapot] → bec m
to be up the spout (British) (= be ruined) [plans, scheme] → être fichu(e) > (= be pregnant) → être en cloque >

(= stream of liquid) → jet m

(= spurt) [blood, water, flames] → jaillir

[whale] → souffler de la vapeur d'eau par ses évents

(= hold forth) (also spout off) → pérorer
to spout about sth → pérorer sur qch

(= spurt) [+ blood, water] → faire jaillir

(= come out with) [+ nonsense, poetry, insults] → débiter

spout

→ Ausguss m, → Tülle f; (on teapot, cup) → Schnabel m, → Ausguss m; (on gargoyle, guttering) → Speirohr nt; (on pump, tap) → Ausflussrohr nt; (on pipe) → Ausfluss m; (on watering can) → Rohr nt; up the spout (Brit inf: plans, building, schedule etc) → im Eimer (inf); she’s up the spout (Brit inf: = pregnant) → sie hat ’nen dicken Bauch (inf)

(of whale: also spout-hole) → Spritzloch nt, → Atemloch nt

(= jet of water etc) → Fontäne f; (Met: = water spout) → Wasserhose f

(= gush, fountain etc) → (heraus)spritzen; (whale) → ausstoßen, spritzen; (volcano, gargoyle) → speien

(inf: = declaim) poetry, speeches → vom Stapel lassen (inf), → loslassen (at sb auf jdn) (inf); words → hervorsprudeln; figures → herunterrasseln (inf); nonsense → von sich geben

(water, fountain etc, whale) → spritzen (from aus); (gargoyle) → speien; to spout out (of something) → (aus etw) hervorspritzen; (lava) → (aus etw) ausgespien werden; to spout up (from something) → (aus etw) hochspritzen or herausschießen

(fig inf: = declaim) → palavern (inf), → salbadern (pej); to spout (forth) about something → über etw (acc) → salbadern

spout [spaʊt]

1. n (of teapot) → becco, beccuccio; (of guttering) → scarico; (for tap) → cannella; (column of water) → getto, zampillo
those figures are completely up the spout (fam) → quei dati sono completamente sballati

2. vt (water) → gettare; (lava) → eruttare; (smoke) → emettere (fam, pej) (poetry) → declamare

3. vi (liquid) → zampillare

spout [spaʊt]

2. vt (water) → gettare; (lava) → eruttare; (smoke) → emettere (fam, pej) (poetry) → declamare

3. vi (liquid) → zampillare

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 내뿜다 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 喷出

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 (말을) 토하다 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 高谈阔论

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 주둥이 부분 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 喷管（或嘴）

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 (물 등의) 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 （水的）喷流，急流

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