pour-v; 5 Senses

Sense Number 1: make a substance flow from a container

Commentary: Includes: POUR DOWN, POUR FORTH, POUR OUT
NOTE: Usage: Unlike the sense 2, sense 1 means to make substance flow in a normal and controlled manner. Includes metaphorical flowing.

Examples:
Please pour me a glass of water?
I spilled the juice while I was pouring it.
Pour the honey into the bowl and mix it thoroughly with the other ingredients.
Would you like me to pour you some more wine?
Would you like to pour while I open some bags of nuts?
Pour some sugar into the bowl, please.
The sommelier poured out the wine for the guests.
He poured the rest of the oil down the drain.
He poured the wine down their dry throats.
They had poured the wine forth and had drunken to their heart.
The woman poured out her frustration as the judge listened.

Mappings:
VerbNet: pour-9.5,preparing-26.3-2,substance_emission-43.4
FrameNet: Mass_motion
PropBank: pour.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
pour_forth 1
pour_down 1
pour_out 2, 4

Sense Number 2: flow out quickly or in large amounts

Commentary: Includes: POUR FORTH, POUR OUT

Examples:
Dirty water poured all over the floor.
People poured out of the theatre.
The bus was pouring out thick black exhaust fumes.
I felt a sharp pain and looked down to see blood pouring from my leg.
Refugees have been pouring into neighbouring countries to escape the civil war.
The sweat was pouring down her face by the end of the race.
Letters of complaint came pouring in.
Mount Doom erupted and lava and ash poured forth onto the plain of Gorgoroth.

Mappings:
VerbNet: pour-9.5,substance_emission-43.4
FrameNet: Mass_motion
PropBank: pour.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 4
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
pour_forth
pour_out 1, 3

Sense Number 3: supply or spend in large amounts

Examples:
The government has been pouring money into inefficient state-owned industries.
We poured money into the education of our children.
Gloria has poured a lot of effort into making this quilt for you.
I poured sleepless nights and countless hours into my dedicated effort.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: pour.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 4: rain heavily

Commentary: Includes: POUR DOWN

Examples:
It poured all night.
It has been pouring down for hours.
Put on your rain coat. It's pouring outside!
It looks as though it's about to pour.

Mappings:
VerbNet: weather-57
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: pour.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
pour_down

Sense Number 5: be discouraging or negative about

Commentary: Is: POUR COLD WATER ON

Examples:
The government has poured cold water on calls to cut income tax rates.
Author of Jurassic Park pours cold water on global warming.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
pour_cold_water_on 1