spout Definition
spout (spo̵ut)
noun
- a lip, orifice, or projecting tube, as on a teapot, in a drinking fountain, etc., by which a liquid is poured or discharged
- a stream, jet, or discharge of or as of liquid from a spout
- the stream of air and water rising from the blowhole of a whale
- a chute for conveying substances, as grain or flour, or articles
Etymology: from chute formerly used as a conveyance in shop
Brit., Slang a pawnshop
Etymology: ME spute, spoute < the v.
transitive verb
- to shoot out (liquid, etc.) from or as from a spout
- to speak or utter in a loud, pompous manner or in a ready, rapid flow of words
intransitive verb
- to flow or shoot out with force in a jet: said of liquid, etc.
- to discharge liquid, etc. from or as from a spout
- to spout words
spout Related Forms
spout Idioms
spout off
to spout words in a way that is hasty, irresponsible, etc.
up the spout
- bankrupt; ruined
- pregnant
spout Synonyms
spout Usage Examples
Object
- geyser: Among its virtual worlds are the Land of Oz and a model of Yellowstone National Park, complete with spouting geysers and wandering moose.
- pitcher: The most representative type, a long spouted pitcher used in funeral rituals, was decorated with the head of an animal.
- drivel: I is back, and ready to spout drivel like you've never SEEN.
- gibberish: It is the voice of Julie herself, spouting gibberish from the fevered world her brain resides in, but disturbingly real gibberish.
- nonsense: His papers still spout right wing nonsense whoever they back.
- garbage: The train manager tried to placate my anger but made matters worse by spouting garbage that it wasn't her fault.
Converse of object
- pour: Low profile pour spout for compact packing, Stay-put lid won't budge during pouring, Wire handles fold down for compact storage.
- curve: The curved spout gives easy access to watering from a distance.
Adjective modifier
- tubular: Body forms as cooking pots but with a rectangular handle and tubular spout.
- huge: Imagine a huge water spout erupting near your ship without warning!
- long: I do, however, like the long spout.
Modifying Another Word
- just: Take part in market research groups - sporadic work but free food and drink and easy money as you just spout off your opinion!
- still: His papers still spout right wing nonsense whoever they back.
Followed by an intransitive particle
off: That means we can no longer hold onto absurd, outdated ideas that we used to be able to spout off about in public.
Followed by a transitive particle
off: I don't think there is any reason to spout off the man's resume here.
Used with why or when
Preposition: of
water: The river flowed through the hole with a noise like thunder, a spout of water over 8 feet long.
Noun used with modifier
Browse dictionary entries near spout
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- ‹ spousal immunity
- ‹ spousal
- ‹ spotty
- ‹ spotter
- ‹ spotted owl
- ‹ spotted fever
- ‹ spotted adder

