spout

IPA: spˈaʊt

noun

  • A tube or lip through which liquid or steam is poured or discharged. [[File:Spout (PSF).png|thumb|]]
  • A stream of liquid.
  • The mixture of air and water thrown up from the blowhole of a whale.
  • (Australia) A hollow stump formed when a tree branch breaks off.

verb

  • (intransitive) To gush forth in a jet or stream
  • (transitive, intransitive) To eject water or liquid in a jet.
  • (intransitive) To speak tediously or pompously.
  • (transitive) To utter magniloquently; to recite in an oratorical or pompous manner.
  • (transitive, slang, dated) To pawn; to pledge.
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Examples of "spout" in Sentences

  • The spout was long and thin.
  • Getting the water to the spout took ingenuity.
  • Snake uses its fang to spout venom into the flesh.
  • A spout is attached to the side wall of the cylinder.
  • Listen to some of the Pure Duplicity she routinely spouts.
  • A nozzle is mounted in the distal end of the collection spout.
  • One day, the teapot is dropped and the handle and spout are broken.
  • The tip of the spout is more upright in contrast to the rest of the rim.
  • A metal part is provided in the pouring channel of the spout of the vessel.
  • At the bottom of the sawmill, there are jets and water spouts to play with.

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