discharging spout

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• Spout — Spout, n. [Cf. Sw. spruta a squirt, a syringe. See {Spout}, v. t.] 1. That through which anything spouts; a discharging lip, pipe, or orifice; a tube, pipe, or conductor of any kind through which a liquid is poured, or by which it is conveyed in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• spout — spouter, n. spoutless, adj. spoutlike, adj. /spowt/, v.t. 1. to emit or discharge forcibly (a liquid, granulated substance, etc.) in a stream or jet. 2. Informal. to state or declaim volubly or in an oratorical manner: He spouted his theories on… …   Universalium

• spout — /spaʊt / (say spowt) verb (t) 1. to discharge or emit (a liquid, etc.) in a stream with some force. 2. Colloquial to utter or declaim in an oratorical manner. –verb (i) 3. to discharge a liquid, etc., in a jet or continuous stream. 4. to issue… …  

• spout — [[t]spaʊt[/t]] v. t. 1) to discharge in a stream or jet: volcanoes spouting ash and lava[/ex] 2) to state or declaim volubly or in a pompous manner: spouting theories on foreign policy[/ex] 3) to issue in a jet or continuous stream 4) to issue… …   From formal English to slang

• To pop up the spout — Spout Spout, n. [Cf. Sw. spruta a squirt, a syringe. See {Spout}, v. t.] 1. That through which anything spouts; a discharging lip, pipe, or orifice; a tube, pipe, or conductor of any kind through which a liquid is poured, or by which it is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• To put up the spout — Spout Spout, n. [Cf. Sw. spruta a squirt, a syringe. See {Spout}, v. t.] 1. That through which anything spouts; a discharging lip, pipe, or orifice; a tube, pipe, or conductor of any kind through which a liquid is poured, or by which it is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• To shove up the spout — Spout Spout, n. [Cf. Sw. spruta a squirt, a syringe. See {Spout}, v. t.] 1. That through which anything spouts; a discharging lip, pipe, or orifice; a tube, pipe, or conductor of any kind through which a liquid is poured, or by which it is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• fountain — fountained, adj. fountainless, adj. fountainlike, adj. /fown tn/, n. 1. a spring or source of water; the source or head of a stream. 2. the source or origin of anything. 3. a jet or stream of water (or other liquid) made by mechanical means to… …   Universalium

• nozzle — /noz euhl/, n. 1. a projecting spout, terminal discharging pipe, or the like, as of a hose or bellows. 2. Slang. the nose. 3. the spout of a teapot. 4. the socket of a candlestick. [1600 10; earlier nosle; see NOSE, LE] * * * …   Universalium

• spit — English has two words spit in current usage. Spit ‘eject saliva’ [OE] is one of a sizable group of English words beginning sp which denote ‘ejecting or discharging liquid’. Others include spew [OE], spout [14], spurt [16], and sputter [16]. They… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• nozzle — /ˈnɒzəl / (say nozuhl) noun 1. a projecting spout, terminal discharging pipe, or the like, as of a hose or rocket. 2. the socket of a candlestick. 3. the spout of a teapot. 4. Colloquial the nose. {earlier nosle, from nose + le, diminutive… …