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Noun: spout  spawt
  1. An opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain
    "Water gushed from the spout of the fountain"
Verb: spout  spawt
  1. Eject or flow forcefully in a stream
    "The whale spouted from its blowhole";
    - spurt, spirt [archaic], gush
     
  2. Talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
    "The teenager spouted to the teacher";
    - rant, mouth off [informal], jabber, rabbit on [informal], rave

Derived forms: spouted, spouting, spouts

Type of: mouth, opening, pour, speak, talk, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize

Part of: pipage, pipe, piping, watering can, watering pot [US]

Encyclopedia: Spout