spout

/spaut/
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spout

The child pours milk from the spout of the teapot.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • An opening or projecting tube through which liquid is discharged: A spout is a tube, lip, or opening designed to direct the flow of a liquid from a container, such as a teapot, kettle, or fountain.
    • A continuous stream of liquid issuing from an opening: The spout can also refer to the jet or column of liquid itself as it flows out.

  2. Verb:

    • To send out (a liquid) forcibly in a stream; to gush forth: This is the primary action of liquid emerging with force from an opening.
    • To speak in a loud, pompous, or declamatory manner; to utter volubly and tediously: This figurative use describes speech that flows out rapidly and forcefully, often in an annoying or boastful way.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • Water poured from the spout of the kettle.
    • The whale's blowhole sent a tall spout of water into the air.

  • Verb (Literal - to gush):

    • Water began to spout from the broken pipe.
    • The volcano spouted ash and lava.

  • Verb (Figurative - to speak):

    • The politician spouted empty promises for an hour.
    • He would spout facts and figures without stopping.
Advanced Usage
  • "Up the spout" (idiom, informal): Ruined, broken, or in a hopeless situation. This idiom originates from slang related to pawnbroking.
    • After the crash, my plans were completely up the spout.
Variants and Related Words

  • Spouter (noun): A person or thing that spouts, especially someone who speaks at length.

    • He was a famous spouter of conspiracy theories.

  • Spoutless (adjective): Lacking a spout.

    • A spoutless jug is difficult to pour from neatly.
Synonyms
  • Noun (tube): Nozzle, lip, outlet, jet.
  • Verb (to gush): Gush, jet, stream, spew, erupt.
  • Verb (to speak): Rant, declaim, hold forth, pontificate.
Related Phrasal Verbs

(The verb "spout" is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meanings are typically expressed directly.)

Related Idioms
  • Spout off (informal): To speak loudly, angrily, or at length about something.
    • He's always spouting off about politics at the dinner table.
spout

The child pours milk from the spout of the teapot.

Noun
  1. an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain
Verb
  1. talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
  2. gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
    • water gushed forth

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