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To rain heavily.
A torrential rain poured down from the floodgates of the angry heavens upon the bared heads of the assembled multitude which numbered at the lowest computation five hundred thousand persons.
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pour down — verb drink down entirely He downed three martinis before dinner She killed a bottle of brandy that night They popped a few beer after work • Syn: ↑toss off, ↑pop, ↑bolt down, ↑belt down, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pour down — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms pour down : present tense I/you/we/they pour down he/she/it pours down present participle pouring down past tense poured down past participle poured down same as pour 1), b) The rain poured down in torrents … English dictionary
pour down — phr verb Pour down is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑rain, ↑sweat, ↑tear, ↑waterfall … Collocations dictionary
Pour Down Like Silver — Infobox Album | Name = Pour Down Like Silver Type = Album Artist = Richard and Linda Thompson Released = November 1975 Recorded = 1975 at Sound Techniques, London Genre = Rock Length = 40:40 Label = Island in the UK Warner Bros. Records in the… … Wikipedia
ˈpour ˌdown — phrasal verb same as pour The rain poured down in torrents.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
pour — [ pɔ ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to make a liquid or substance flow out of a container that you are holding: Sit down and I ll pour you a drink. pour something into/over/down something: Pour the mixture into a dish and bake for 45 minutes. He… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pour — W3S2 [po: US po:r] v ↑cup, ↑saucer, ↑teapot ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(liquid)¦ 2¦(liquid/smoke)¦ 3¦(rain)¦ 4¦(people or things)¦ 5¦(light)¦ 6 pour cold water over/on something 7 pour scorn on somebody/something … Dictionary of contemporary English
down|pour — «DOWN PR, POHR», noun. a heavy rain: »A heavy downpour…interrupted play during the course of two of the semifinals (London Times) … Useful english dictionary
pour */*/*/ — UK [pɔː(r)] / US [pɔr] verb Word forms pour : present tense I/you/we/they pour he/she/it pours present participle pouring past tense poured past participle poured 1) [transitive] to make a liquid or substance flow out of a container that you are… … English dictionary
pour — verb 1 LIQUID (T) to make a liquid or a substance such as salt or sand flow out of or into a container: pour sth into/out/down etc: Kim poured some water into a glass. | You might as well pour the oil down the drain. | pour sb sth: Why don t you… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
