Meaning Of The Word Spout

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What's The Definition Of Spout?

spout
countable noun: A spout of liquid is a long stream of it which is coming out of something very forcefully.
verb: If something spouts liquid or fire, or if liquid or fire spout out of something, it comes out very quickly with a lot of force.
verb: If you say that a person spouts something, you disapprove of them because they say something which you do not agree with or which you think they do not honestly feel.

spout in American English
a lip, orifice, or projecting tube, as on a teapot, in a drinking fountain, etc., by which a liquid is poured or discharged
to flow or shoot out with force in a jet
to shoot out (liquid, etc.) from or as from a spout
intransitive verb: to discharge, as a liquid, in a jet or continuous stream
noun: a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed
transitive verb: to emit or discharge forcibly (a liquid, granulated substance, etc.) in a stream or jet

spout in British English
noun: a tube, pipe, chute, etc, allowing the passage or pouring of liquids, grain, etc
verb: to discharge (a liquid) in a continuous jet or in spurts, esp through a narrow gap or under pressure, or (of a liquid) to gush thus

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