Spout
- Spout
- Spout Spout (spout), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spouted}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Spouting}.] [Cf. Sw. sputa, spruta, to spout, D.
spuit a spout, spuiten to spout, and E. spurt, sprit, v.,
sprout, sputter; or perhaps akin to E. spit to eject from the
mouth.]
1. To throw out forcibly and abundantly, as liquids through
an orifice or a pipe; to eject in a jet; as, an elephant
spouts water from his trunk.
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Who kept Jonas in the fish's maw
Till he was spouted up at Ninivee? --Chaucer.
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Next on his belly floats the mighty whale . . .
He spouts the tide. --Creech.
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2. To utter magniloquently; to recite in an oratorical or
pompous manner.
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Pray, spout some French, son. --Beau. & Fl.
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3. To pawn; to pledge; as, to spout a watch. [Cant]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
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Spout — Spout, n. [Cf. Sw. spruta a squirt, a syringe. See {Spout}, v. t.] 1. That through which anything spouts; a discharging lip, pipe, or orifice; a tube, pipe, or conductor of any kind through which a liquid is poured, or by which it is conveyed in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spout — sPout. Gründung 1998 Genre Crossover Website http://www.spout.biz Gründungsmitglieder Gesang Stefan Unterweger Gitarre, Gesang Aaron Schüssl … Deutsch Wikipedia
spout — [spout] n. [ME spute, spoute < the v.] 1. a lip, orifice, or projecting tube, as on a teapot, in a drinking fountain, etc., by which a liquid is poured or discharged 2. a) a stream, jet, or discharge of or as of liquid from a spout b) the… … English World dictionary
spout — spout·ed; spout·er; spout; spout·ing; spout·less; spout·man; … English syllables
spout — (v.) early 14c., related to M.Du. spoiten to spout, N.Fris. spütji spout, squirt, Swed. sputa to spout, and probably M.Du. spuwen to spit (see SPEW (Cf. spew)). Meaning to talk, declaim is recorded from 1610s. The noun is first recorded late 14c … Etymology dictionary
Spout — Spout, v. i. 1. To issue with violence, or in a jet, as a liquid through a narrow orifice, or from a spout; as, water spouts from a hole; blood spouts from an artery. [1913 Webster] All the glittering hill Is bright with spouting rills. Thomson.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spout — ► NOUN 1) a projecting tube or lip through or over which liquid can be poured from a container. 2) a stream of liquid issuing with great force. 3) a pipe, trough, or chute for conveying liquid, grain, etc. ► VERB 1) send out or flow forcibly in a … English terms dictionary
.sPout — sPout. Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Crossover Gründung 1998 Website http://www.spout.biz … Deutsch Wikipedia
spout — [v1] spurt, emit cascade, discharge, eject, erupt, expel, exude, gush, jet, pour, roll, shoot, spill, spray, squirt, stream, surge; concept 179 Ant. drain spout [v2] talk forcefully boast, brag, chatter, declaim, expatiate, go on, gush, harangue … New thesaurus
spout — index exude, outflow, outlet, outpour, recite Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
