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pour

 
 
/pɔːr/ verb

Translation

LIQUID [T] to make a liquid flow from or into a container
dökmek, doldurmak, koymak, akıtmak, boşaltmak
I poured the milk into a jug. [+ two objects] Can I pour you a drink?1631
RAIN [I] ( also UK pour down) to rain, producing a lot of water
bardaktan boşanırcasına yağmak; sağanak şeklinde yağmak
We can't go out in this weather - it's pouring!1509
pour into/out/from, etc to flow quickly and in large amounts
(sıvı) fışkırmak; oluk oluk akmak
Blood was pouring from my leg.1631
to enter or leave a place in large numbers
doluşmak; bir yere sürü halinde girmek; bir yerden kalabalıklar halinde çıkmak
The crowd poured out into the street.15951597
pour sth out phrasal verb
If you pour out your feelings or thoughts, you talk very honestly about what is making you sad.
içini dökmek, açılmak, açığa vurmak
She listened quietly while he poured out his troubles.2194
(Definition of pour verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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