spout

noun [C] (OPENING)

/spɑʊt/

Definition

› a tube-shaped opening that allows liquids to be poured out of a container: Fruit is put into the blender and juice comes out the spout.

(Definition of spout noun (OPENING) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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