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spout

DEFINITIONS OF: spout

1

v gush forth in a sudden stream or jet

Synonyms:
gush, spirt, spurt
Types:
pump
flow intermittently
blow
spout moist air from the blowhole
whoosh
gush or squirt out
Type of:
pour
flow in a spurt

v talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

Synonyms:
jabber, mouth off, rabbit on, rant, rave
Type of:
mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize
express in speech

n an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain

Types:
gargoyle
a spout that terminates in a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal
nose, nozzle
a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged
showerhead
a perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather
Type of:
opening
a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
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