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pour

/ˈpɔː/PAWR
/ˈpɔɹ/PAWR

Meaningto jerk, to throw

Common meaning: to make flow

Journey through time

  1. Irishpurraim‘I push, thrust’source
  2. Middle Englishpourensource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsI push, thrust → to make flowpour‘to make flow’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Irish purraim ‘to jerk, to throw’.

Roots

  • purraim Irish “to jerk, to throw”

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