Past tense of pour; to flow or cause liquid to flow from one container to another in a steady stream.
From Old French porer, possibly from Latin purare meaning 'to strain' or 'to purify.' The exact origin is uncertain, but it appeared in English around the 13th century with the meaning of flowing liquids.
Scientists study how liquids pour to design everything from ketchup bottles to industrial pipes—the study of how things flow is called fluid dynamics, and it's the reason some sauces are 'non-Newtonian' and don't pour like water.
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