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English noun: outpouring | |||
| 1. | outpouring (object) a natural flow of ground water | ||
| Synonyms | fountain, natural spring, outflow, spring | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | formation, geological formation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Fountain of Youth, geyser, hot spring, thermal spring | ||
| 2. | outpouring (event) a sudden rapid flow (as of water) | ||
| Samples | He heard the flush of a toilet. There was a little gush of blood. She attacked him with an outpouring of words. | ||
| Synonyms | flush, gush | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flow, flowing | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | springtide | ||
| 3. | outpouring (event) the pouring forth of a fluid | ||
| Synonyms | discharge, run | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flow, flowing | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | escape, jet, leak, leakage, outflow, spirt, spurt, squirt | ||
| 4. | outpouring (communication) the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) | ||
| Samples | A barrage of questions. A bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake. | ||
| Synonyms | barrage, bombardment, onslaught | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | language, linguistic communication | ||
| 5. | outpouring (act) a large flow | ||
| Synonyms | flood, overflow | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flow, stream | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | effusion | ||
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