Collocations for "spout"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "spout" in context.
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spout
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the [kettle, teapot] spout
- the teapot's spout
- [water, tea] poured from the spout
- pour [water] through the spout
- the spout is [chipped, cracked]
- [grain, flour] discharged through a spout
- saw the spout of a whale (in the ocean)
- the spout of a geyser
- a geyser's spout
- UK, slang: their [finances, plans] are up the spout
- the [politician, reporter] spouted (off) his [opinions, rhetoric]
- (stop) spouting [nonsense, crap]
- the [well, geyser] spouted [oil, water]
- the volcano spouted [lava, ash]
'spout' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):