Vocabulary
Pour
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
flow rapidly in a steady stream.
Urdu meaning
بھانا، انڈیلنا، بھرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- This path was made much more treacherous by the fact that when it starts to pour in Karachi, many people uncover manholes outside their homes and offices to `facilitate` drainage.
- Yet, instead of helping communities prepare for and survive climate shocks, the budget continues to pour money into mitigation-heavy projects like dams and infrastructure.
- The hope that Iranians would pour into the streets and a weakened government would be unable to contain the multitudes evaporated soon enough.
- Industrial effluents pour in unchecked, while water availability dwindles.
- Industrial effluents pour in unchecked, while water availability dwindles.
Synonyms
stream, flow, run, gush, cascade, course, spout, jet, spurt, flood, surge, spill, rush,
Curator example
“water poured off the roof”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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