POUR

• pour
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  liquid

   [transitive] to make a liquid or other substance flow out of or into a container by holding it at an angle:
• She poured coffee for everyone.
• pour something into/out/down etc (something)
• Pour the oil into a frying pan and heat.
• pour something away (=get rid of something)
• The wine was so bad I just poured it away.
• pour somebody something
• Why don't you pour yourself another drink?
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  liquid/smoke

   [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if a lot of liquid or smoke pours out, it comes out from somewhere in very large amounts
• pour from/down/out
• Smoke was pouring out of the upstairs windows.
• Blood was pouring from his nose.
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  rain

  also pour down [intransitive] to rain heavily without stopping:
• It's pouring now.
• It poured all night.
• it's pouring with rain/it poured with rain British English
• It was pouring down with rain at three o'clock.
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  people or things

   [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if a lot of people or things pour into or out of a place, a lot of them arrive or leave at the same time
• pour into/out of/from etc
• The crowds began pouring out of the stadium.
• Offers of help poured in from all over the country.
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  light

   [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if light is pouring into or out of a place, a lot of light is coming in or out
• pour into/out of
• Light was pouring into the courtyard.
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   pour cold water over/on something

  to criticize someone's plan, idea, or desire to do something so much that they no longer feel excited about it
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   pour scorn on somebody/something

  to say that something or someone is stupid and not worth considering
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   pour oil on troubled waters

  to try to stop a quarrel, for example by talking to people and making them calmer
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   pour it on

• a) to behave or talk in a particular way in order to make people like you or feel sorry for you
• b) American English informal to try very hard in order to do something, especially in order to win a game:
• The Raiders really poured it on in the second quarter.
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   pour on the charm

  to behave in a very nice and polite way, in order to make someone like you

• pour something into something 

  phrasal verb
• if people pour money into something, they provide a lot of money for it over a period of time, in order to make it successful:
• They've poured thousands of pounds into developing the business.

• pour something ↔ out 

  phrasal verb
• if you pour out your thoughts, feelings etc, you tell someone all about them, especially because you feel very unhappy:
• She poured out all her troubles to him.
• pour out your heart/soul (=tell someone all your feelings, including your most secret ones)

Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.