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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Spout \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 out forcibly and abundantly, as liquids through
        an orifice or a pipe; to eject in a jet; as, an elephant
        spouts water from his trunk.
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              Who kept Jonas in the fish's maw
              Till he was spouted up at Ninivee?    --Chaucer.
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              Next on his belly floats the mighty whale . . .
              He spouts the tide.                   --Creech.
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     2. To utter magniloquently; to recite in an oratorical or
        pompous manner.
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              Pray, spout some French, son.         --Beau. & Fl.
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     3. To pawn; to pledge; as, to spout a watch. [Cant]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
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              All the glittering hill
              Is bright with spouting rills.        --Thomson.
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     2. To eject water or liquid in a jet.
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     3. To utter a speech, especially in a pompous manner.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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 a stream from one place to another; as, the
        spout of a teapot; a spout for conducting water from the
        roof of a building. --Addison. ``A conduit with three
        issuing spouts.'' --Shak.
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              In whales . . . an ejection thereof [water] is
              contrived by a fistula, or spout, at the head. --Sir
                                                    T. Browne.
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              From silver spouts the grateful liquors glide.
                                                    --Pope.
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     2. A trough for conducting grain, flour, etc., into a
        receptacle.
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     3. A discharge or jet of water or other liquid, esp. when
        rising in a column; also, a waterspout.
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     To put up the spout, To shove up the spout, or To pop up
     the spout, to pawn or pledge at a pawnbroker's; -- in
        allusion to the spout up which the pawnbroker sent the
        ticketed articles. [Cant]
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Spout \Spout\, v. i.
     1. To issue with 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.
  
              All the glittering hill Is bright with spouting
              rills.                                --Thomson.
  
     2. To eject water or liquid in a jet.
  
     3. To utter a speech, especially in a pompous manner.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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 out forcibly and abudantly, as liquids through an
        office or a pipe; to eject in a jet; as, an elephant
        spouts water from his trunk.
  
              Who kept Jonas in the fish's maw Till he was spouted
              up at Ninivee?                        --Chaucer.
  
              Next on his belly floats the mighty whale . . . He
              spouts the tide.                      --Creech.
  
     2. To utter magniloquently; to recite in an oratorical or
        pompous manner.
  
              Pray, spout some French, son.         --Beau. & Fl.
  
     3. To pawn; to pledge; as, spout a watch. [Cant]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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 a stream from one place to another; as, the
        spout of a teapot; a spout for conducting water from the
        roof of a building. --Addison. ``A conduit with three
        issuing spouts.'' --Shak.
  
              In whales . . . an ejection thereof [water] is
              contrived by a fistula, or spout, at the head. --Sir
                                                    T. Browne.
  
              From silver spouts the grateful liquors glide.
                                                    --Pope.
  
     2. A trough for conducting grain, flour, etc., into a
        receptacle.
  
     3. A discharge or jet of water or other liquid, esp. when
        rising in a column; also, a waterspout.
  
     To put, shove, or pop, up the spout, to pawn or
        pledge at a pawnbroker's; -- in allusion to the spout up
        which the pawnbroker sent the ticketed articles. [Cant]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  spout
       n : an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain
       v 1: gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; "water gushed forth"
            [syn: spurt, spirt, gush]
       2: talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner [syn: rant,
           mouth off, jabber, rabbit on, rave]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  spout
     n.
     1 A tube or lip through which liquid or steam is poured or
  discharged. File:Spout (PSF).png
     2 A stream of liquid.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To gush forth in a jet or stream
     2 (lb en ambitransitive) To eject water or liquid in a jet.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  spout
     n.
     1 A tube or lip through which liquid or steam is poured or
  discharged. File:Spout (PSF).png
     2 A stream of liquid.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To gush forth in a jet or stream
     2 (lb en ambitransitive) To eject water or liquid in a jet.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  spout
     n.
     1 A tube or lip through which liquid or steam is poured or
  discharged. File:Spout (PSF).png
     2 A stream of liquid.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To gush forth in a jet or stream
     2 (lb en ambitransitive) To eject water or liquid in a jet.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  spout
     n.
     1 A tube or lip through which liquid or steam is poured or
  discharged. File:Spout (PSF).png
     2 A stream of liquid.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To gush forth in a jet or stream
     2 (lb en ambitransitive) To eject water or liquid in a jet.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  spout
     Englanti n.
     1 nokka, kaatonokka
     2 ränni
     Englanti vb.
     1 syöstä, suihkuttaa
     2 paasata (puhua)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  spout
     Engelska n.
     1 stråle
     2 pip, litet rör på kanna
     Engelska vb.
     spruta (ut)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Spout /spˈaʊt/
  التدفّق

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  spout //spaʊt// //spʌʊt// 
  1. сътуя
  a stream of liquid
  2. чучур
  a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  spout //spaʊt// //spʌʊt// 
  1. бликам, шуртя
  to gush forth in a stream
  2. ораторствам
  to speak tediously and at length

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  spout /spˈaʊt/ 
  tryskat

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  spout /spˈaʊt/ 
  pistyllio

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  spout /spˈaʊt/ 
  pistyllu