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to pour out
[phrase form: pour]
01
to freely express one's deep emotions, thoughts, or feelings
Transitive: to pour out one's emotions or thoughts
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
out
Base verb
pour
Present tense
pour out
3rd person singular
pours out
Present participle
pouring out
Past simple
poured out
Past participle
poured out
Examples
She called her best friend to pour out her sorrows after the breakup.
02
to transfer a liquid from one container to another
Transitive: to pour out a liquid
Examples
She poured the milk out into the glass.
03
to leave a place hastily and in large groups
Intransitive: to pour out of a place
Examples
Students poured out of the school when the bell rang.
pour out
01
characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
qualitative
Superlative
most pour out
Comparative
more pour out
gradable
