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spout

/ˈspaʊt/

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verb

spouts; spouted; spouting

[+ obj] :to shoot out (a liquid) with force

The well was spouting oil.

The volcano spouted lava.

[no obj] :to flow out with force

Blood spouted [=spurted] (out) from the wound.

to say or talk about (something) in a way that is boring or annoying [+ obj]

He started spouting poetry. - often + off

He spouted off a long list of statistics to prove his point. [no obj]

She kept spouting on and on about politics. - often + off

I'm tired of hearing him spout off about his adventures.

noun

plural spouts

[count] a tube, pipe, or hole out of which a liquid flows

Water was flowing from/down the spout.

the spout of a tea kettle - see also downspout, waterspout

a sudden strong stream of liquid

a spout of water/blood

up the spout

Brit informal - used to describe something that has completely failed, been ruined, etc.

The economy's up the spout.

His marriage is going up the spout. [=down the drain]