spout
//spaʊt//
Noun
spoutSingular
spoutsPlural
1
A tube or pipe through which liquid is poured or discharged, especially on a container such as a teapot or kettle.
Be careful when pouring hot water from the kettle's spout.
2
A stream or jet of liquid issuing from a narrow opening.
A spout of water shot up from the broken pipe.
3
The blowhole of a whale or similar marine mammal, or the jet of water expelled from it.
We saw a tall spout of water rise from the whale's blowhole.
Verb
spoutInfinitive
spoutPresent tense
spoutedPast tense
spoutedPast participle
spoutingPresent participle
spoutsThird-person singular
1
To send out or discharge liquid in a stream or jet.
The fountain spouted water high into the air.
2
To speak at length in a pompous or declamatory manner.
He spouted his opinions about politics for over an hour.