spout

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 [C] a pipe or tube on a container, that you can pour liquid out through: the spout of a teapot 2 a stream of liquid coming out of somewhere with great force IDIOMS be / go up the spout (BrE, slang) to be/go wrong; to be spoilt or not working: Well, that's my holiday plans gone up the spout! verb 1 to send out sth, especially a liquid, in a stream with great force; to come out of sth in this way: [VN] The wound was still spouting blood. * The geyser spouted huge columns of water from the ground. * [V+adv./prep.] Clear water spouted from the fountains. 2 [V] (of a WHALE) to send out a stream of water from a hole in its head 3 ~ (off / on) (about sth) (informal, disapproving) to speak a lot about sth; to repeat sth in a boring or annoying way: [V] He's always spouting off about being a vegetarian. * What are you spouting on about now? * [VN] He could spout poetry for hours. * She could do nothing but spout insults. * The article was full of the usual cliches spouted by fashion editors.