pour down

verb

To rain heavily.

“Episode 12, The Cyclops A torrential rain poured down from the floodgates of the angry heavens upon the bared heads of the assembled multitude which numbered at the lowest computation five hundred thousand persons.”

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Meanings

verbpour down (third-person singular simple present pours down, present participle pouring down, simple past and past participle poured down)

present singular third person pours down · participle present pouring down · participle past poured down · past poured down

  1. intransitiveTo rain heavily.

    Episode 12, The Cyclops A torrential rain poured down from the floodgates of the angry heavens upon the bared heads of the assembled multitude which numbered at the lowest computation five hundred thousand persons.

    Synonyms: bucket down, chuck it down, lash down, pelt, pelt down, piss down, pour, rain cats and dogs

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo rain heavily.

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More synonyms by meaning

verbdrink down entirely

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

“pour down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pour%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pour down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pour%20down.

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