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spout

/spaut/
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Definition:
  • Noun: A "spout" is an opening or a pipe from which liquid or grain flows. It can be found on containers like teapots, watering cans, or even on roofs where rainwater drains.
  • Verb: To "spout" means to talk a lot, often in an excited or noisy way. It can also mean that something flows out suddenly, like water from a fountain.
Usage Instructions:
  • As a noun, you can use "spout" to describe the part of a container that lets the liquid out.
  • As a verb, you can use "spout" when talking about someone who is speaking energetically or when describing liquid flowing out quickly.
Examples:
  • Noun: "Please pour the juice from the spout of the pitcher."
  • Verb: "He loves to spout his opinions about movies to anyone who will listen."
Advanced Usage:
  • You might use "spout" in a more figurative sense when referring to someone who is expressing their thoughts loudly or passionately about a topic, as in, "She spouted facts about climate change during the meeting."
Word Variants:
  • Spouted: This is the past tense of the verb. For example: "The child spouted water from the garden hose."
  • Spouting: This is the present participle. For example: "The fountain is spouting water into the air."
Different Meanings:
  1. Noun (spout): Can also refer to a nozzle or outlet on a machine or equipment.
  2. Verb (spout): Can mean to emit something in a continuous stream, like "smoke spouting from the chimney."
Synonyms:
  • For the noun: Nozzle, faucet, tube.
  • For the verb: Gush, speak, exclaim, blurt.
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs:
  • There aren't specific idioms or phrasal verbs that use "spout," but you might hear phrases like "spout off," which means to talk excessively or loudly about something, often opinions or complaints.
Summary:

"Spout" can refer to a physical opening for liquids or a way of expressing oneself loudly and passionately.

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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