spout
/spaʊt/
verb
- To send out or discharge (a liquid or gas) in a stream or jet.
- The broken pipe spouted oil all over the driveway.
- A whale spouted a misty spray as it surfaced.
- The fountain spouts water twenty feet into the air.
- To speak or recite in a lengthy, pompous, or emotional way.
- He spouted poetry for an hour without stopping.
- The politician spouted promises he couldn't keep.
- She spouted off facts about the history of the city.
noun
- A tube or lip through which liquid is poured or discharged.
- The teapot has a long, curved spout for easy pouring.
- Water gushed from the spout of the fountain.
- He filled the watering can by holding its spout under the faucet.
- A stream or jet of liquid or gas.
- A spout of steam rose from the kettle.
- Oil spouted from the broken pipe in a thick black spout.
- The whale's spout shot high into the air.