spout
- spout
spout (
v.) early 14c., related to
M.Du. spoiten "
to spout," N.
Fris. spütji "
spout, squirt,"
Swed. sputa "
to spout," and probably
M.Du. spuwen "
to spit" (see
SPEW (
Cf. spew)). Meaning "
to talk, declaim" is recorded from 1610s. The noun is first recorded late 14c. It was the slang term for the lift in a pawnbroker's shop, up which articles were taken for storage, hence fig. phrase
up the spout "
lost, hopeless, gone beyond recall" (1812).
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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 — sPout. Gründung 1998 Genre Crossover Website http://www.spout.biz Gründungsmitglieder Gesang Stefan Unterweger Gitarre, Gesang Aaron Schüssl … Deutsch Wikipedia
spout — [spout] n. [ME spute, spoute < the v.] 1. a lip, orifice, or projecting tube, as on a teapot, in a drinking fountain, etc., by which a liquid is poured or discharged 2. a) a stream, jet, or discharge of or as of liquid from a spout b) the… … English World dictionary
Spout — (spout), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spouted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spouting}.] [Cf. Sw. sputa, spruta, to spout, D. spuit a spout, spuiten to spout, and E. spurt, sprit, v., sprout, sputter; or perhaps akin to E. spit to eject from the mouth.] 1. To throw… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spout — spout·ed; spout·er; spout; spout·ing; spout·less; spout·man; … English syllables
Spout — Spout, v. i. 1. To issue with violence, or in a jet, as a liquid through a narrow orifice, or from a spout; as, water spouts from a hole; blood spouts from an artery. [1913 Webster] All the glittering hill Is bright with spouting rills. Thomson.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spout — ► NOUN 1) a projecting tube or lip through or over which liquid can be poured from a container. 2) a stream of liquid issuing with great force. 3) a pipe, trough, or chute for conveying liquid, grain, etc. ► VERB 1) send out or flow forcibly in a … English terms dictionary
.sPout — sPout. Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Crossover Gründung 1998 Website http://www.spout.biz … Deutsch Wikipedia
spout — [v1] spurt, emit cascade, discharge, eject, erupt, expel, exude, gush, jet, pour, roll, shoot, spill, spray, squirt, stream, surge; concept 179 Ant. drain spout [v2] talk forcefully boast, brag, chatter, declaim, expatiate, go on, gush, harangue … New thesaurus
spout — index exude, outflow, outlet, outpour, recite Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary