noun · verb · 16 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/spaʊt/
Canada:/spʌʊt/
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rhymes with -aʊt
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A tube or lip through which liquid or steam is poured or discharged.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
I dropped my china teapot, and its spout broke.
I put a spout in the maple tree to collect its sap
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A waterspout (“channel through which water is discharged, especially from the gutters of a roof”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A stream or discharge of liquid, typically with some degree of force.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
A stream of water that falls from higher to lower; a (typically thin) waterfall.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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5
noun
Meaning 5
A similar stream or fall of earth, rock, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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6
noun
Meaning 6
A waterspout (“whirlwind or tornado that forms over water”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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7
noun
Meaning 7
The mixture of air and water thrown up from the blowhole of a whale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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8
noun
Meaning 8
A hollow stump formed when a tree branch breaks off.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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9
verb
Meaning 9
To gush forth in a jet or stream
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
Water spouts from a hole.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
verb
Meaning 10
To eject water or liquid in a jet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
Examples
The whale spouted.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
verb
Meaning 11
To speak tediously or pompously.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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12
verb
Meaning 12
To utter magniloquently; to recite in an oratorical or pompous manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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13
verb
Meaning 13
To pawn; to pledge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, slang, transitive
Examples
to spout a watch
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
14
noun
Meaning 14
an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: opening
Narrower terms: gargoyle, nozzle, nose
15
verb
Meaning 15
talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rant, mouth off, jabber, rabbit on, rave
From Middle English spouten, from Middle Dutch spoiten, spouten (> Dutch spuiten (“to spout”)), from Old Dutch *spūten, *spīuten, *spīwetten, from Proto-West Germanic *spīwattjan, from Proto-Germanic *spīwatjaną. Compare Swedish spruta (“squirt, syringe”). See also spit, spew.
Across languages
Translations
160 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
ծորակ
(corak)
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Armenian:
քիթ
(kʻitʻ)
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Azerbaijani:
lülək
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Azerbaijani:
lülə
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Bashkir:
һемәк
(hemək)
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Bulgarian:
чучур
(čučur)
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Catalan:
broc
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Chinese Mandarin:
嘴子
(zuǐzi)
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Czech:
hubice
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Czech:
hubička
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Czech:
odtok
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Czech:
výpust
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Dutch:
tuit
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Faroese:
tútur
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Finnish:
nokka
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Finnish:
kaatonokka
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
French:
bec verseur
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Galician:
cano
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Galician:
torno
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Galician:
bico
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Galician:
biqueira
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
German:
Tülle
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
German:
Ausguss
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
German:
Schnabel
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
German:
Auslauf
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
German:
Schnaupe
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
German:
Schnauze
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
German:
Auslaufrohr
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
German:
Ausgießer
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
German:
Wasserspeier
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
German:
Ausgusstülle
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
German:
Ausgießtülle
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
German:
Ausgussschnabel
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
German:
Atemloch
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Hawaiian:
nuku
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Hungarian:
kifolyócső
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Hungarian:
kifolyó
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Italian:
beccuccio
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Japanese:
噴出口
(funshutsuguchi)
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Latin:
canālis
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Malay:
cerat
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Malay:
muncung
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Māori:
kōrere
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Māori:
ngutu
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Persian:
چرنه
(čorne)
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Persian:
نول
(nul)
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Polish:
dzióbek
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Polish:
wylew
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Portuguese:
bico
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Portuguese:
bica
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Portuguese:
biqueira
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Rarotongan:
ngutu
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Romanian:
gurgui
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Russian:
но́сик
(nósik)
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Russian:
го́рлышко
(górlyško)
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Spanish:
pico
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Spanish:
pitorro
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Spanish:
boquilla
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Swedish:
pip
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Swedish:
tut
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Swedish:
snip
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Turkish:
uç (of a teapot)
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Turkish:
masura
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Ottoman Turkish:
ماسوره
(masura, masra)
— a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged
Azerbaijani:
lülə
— a stream of liquid
Bulgarian:
сътуя
(sǎtuja)
— a stream of liquid
Catalan:
raig
— a stream of liquid
Chinese Mandarin:
噴射 /喷射
(pēnshè)
— a stream of liquid
Czech:
proud
— a stream of liquid
Czech:
výtrysk (kapaliny)
— a stream of liquid
Finnish:
suihku
— a stream of liquid
Finnish:
vesipatsas
— a stream of liquid
Finnish:
vesisuihku
— a stream of liquid
French:
jet
— a stream of liquid
German:
Ausfluss
— a stream of liquid
German:
Auslauf
— a stream of liquid
German:
Fluss
— a stream of liquid
German:
Strom
— a stream of liquid
German:
Flüssigkeitsstrom
— a stream of liquid
German:
Fontäne
— a stream of liquid
German:
Spritzer
— a stream of liquid
Italian:
getto
— a stream of liquid
Japanese:
噴射
(funsha)
— a stream of liquid
Māori:
puahiritanga
— a stream of liquid
Polish:
strumień
— a stream of liquid
Polish:
struga
— a stream of liquid
Portuguese:
jorro
— a stream of liquid
Russian:
струя́
(strujá)
— a stream of liquid
Russian:
пото́к
(potók)
— a stream of liquid
Spanish:
chorro
— a stream of liquid
Swedish:
stråle
— a stream of liquid
Catalan:
brollador
— the mixture of air and water thrown up from the blowhole of a whale
Finnish:
suihku
— the mixture of air and water thrown up from the blowhole of a whale
Finnish:
vesisuihku
— the mixture of air and water thrown up from the blowhole of a whale
French:
souffle
— the mixture of air and water thrown up from the blowhole of a whale
German:
Blas
— the mixture of air and water thrown up from the blowhole of a whale
Māori:
pupuha
— the mixture of air and water thrown up from the blowhole of a whale
Polish:
fontanna
— the mixture of air and water thrown up from the blowhole of a whale
Portuguese:
borrifo
— the mixture of air and water thrown up from the blowhole of a whale
Russian:
фонта́н
(fontán)
— the mixture of air and water thrown up from the blowhole of a whale
Russian:
струя́
(strujá)
— the mixture of air and water thrown up from the blowhole of a whale
Spanish:
chorro
— the mixture of air and water thrown up from the blowhole of a whale
Bulgarian:
бликам
(blikam)
— to gush forth in a stream
Bulgarian:
шуртя
(šurtja)
— to gush forth in a stream
Chinese Mandarin:
噴出 /喷出
(pēnchū)
— to gush forth in a stream
Chinese Mandarin:
噴放 /喷放
(pēnfàng)
— to gush forth in a stream
Chinese Mandarin:
噴 /喷
(pēn)
— to gush forth in a stream
Czech:
chrlit
— to gush forth in a stream
Czech:
stříkat
— to gush forth in a stream
Czech:
prýštit
— to gush forth in a stream
Dutch:
spuiten
— to gush forth in a stream
Finnish:
suihkuttaa
— to gush forth in a stream
Finnish:
syöstä
— to gush forth in a stream
French:
jaillir
— to gush forth in a stream
Galician:
arreitar
— to gush forth in a stream
German:
speien
— to gush forth in a stream
German:
spritzen
— to gush forth in a stream
German:
herausspritzen
— to gush forth in a stream
Icelandic:
spúa
— to gush forth in a stream
Italian:
sgorgare
— to gush forth in a stream
Italian:
zampillare
— to gush forth in a stream
Japanese:
噴き出す
(fukidasu)
— to gush forth in a stream
Japanese:
噴く
(fuku)
— to gush forth in a stream
Malay:
cerat
— to gush forth in a stream
Malay:
pancut
— to gush forth in a stream
Māori:
pipiha
— to gush forth in a stream
Polish:
lać się
— to gush forth in a stream
Polish:
chlustać
— to gush forth in a stream
Polish:
chlusnąć
— to gush forth in a stream
Polish:
tryskać
— to gush forth in a stream
Polish:
trysnąć
— to gush forth in a stream
Portuguese:
jorrar
— to gush forth in a stream
Quechua:
ch'iwkachiy
— to gush forth in a stream
Quechua:
pukyuy
— to gush forth in a stream
Russian:
струи́ться
(struítʹsja)
— to gush forth in a stream
Russian:
бры́згать
(brýzgatʹ)
— to gush forth in a stream
Russian:
бить струёй
(bitʹ strujój)
— to gush forth in a stream
Russian:
заби́ть струёй
(zabítʹ strujój)
— to gush forth in a stream
Russian:
выбра́сывать струёй
(vybrásyvatʹ strujój)
— to gush forth in a stream
Russian:
вы́бросить струёй
(výbrositʹ strujój)
— to gush forth in a stream
Russian:
хлы́нуть
(xlýnutʹ)
— to gush forth in a stream
Spanish:
chorrear
— to gush forth in a stream
Bulgarian:
ораторствам
(oratorstvam)
— to speak tediously and at length
Czech:
žvanit
— to speak tediously and at length
Czech:
kecat
— to speak tediously and at length
Czech:
mlít
— to speak tediously and at length
Finnish:
paasata
— to speak tediously and at length
Finnish:
jaaritella
— to speak tediously and at length
French:
palabrer
— to speak tediously and at length
Galician:
parolar
— to speak tediously and at length
German:
palavern
— to speak tediously and at length
German:
quatschen
— to speak tediously and at length
German:
von sich geben
— to speak tediously and at length
Polish:
rozwodzić się
— to speak tediously and at length
Polish:
wygłaszać
— to speak tediously and at length
Polish:
wygłosić
— to speak tediously and at length
Polish:
rozgadywać się
— to speak tediously and at length
Polish:
rozgadać się
— to speak tediously and at length
Russian:
разглаго́льствовать
(razglagólʹstvovatʹ)
— to speak tediously and at length
Spanish:
perorar
— to speak tediously and at length