spout

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Synonyms: stout, pout, spot, scout, shout, sport, snout, sprout, sout, sput, skout

Antonyms: stout, pout, spot, scout, shout, sport, snout, sprout, sout, sput, skout

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Noun

1. A [[tube]] or [[lip]] through which [[liquid]] or [[steam]] is [[pour]]ed or [[discharge]]d. [[File:Spout (PSF).png|thumb|]]
2. A {{l|en|waterspout||channel through which water is discharged, especially from the gutters of a roof}}.
3. A [[stream]] or discharge of liquid, typically with some degree of force.
4. <!-- {{lb|en|especially|Northern England|Scotland}} ? --> A stream of water that falls from higher to lower; a (typically thin) [[waterfall]].
5. A similar stream or fall of earth, rock, etc.
6. A {{l|en|waterspout||whirlwind or tornado that forms over water}}.
7. The [[mixture]] of [[air]] and [[water]] thrown up from the [[blowhole]] of a [[whale]].
8. {{lb|en|AU}} A hollow stump formed when a tree branch breaks off.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[gush]] [[forth]] in a [[jet]] or [[stream]]
2. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To eject water or liquid in a jet.
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[speak]] [[tediously]] or [[pompous]]ly.
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To utter magniloquently; to recite in an oratorical or pompous manner.
5. {{lb|en|transitive|slang|dated}} To [[pawn]]; to [[pledge]].

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