spout
spout1 /spaʊt/ 
noun [countable]
1. a small pipe on the side of a container that you pour liquid out through
2. spout of water/blood etc a sudden strong stream of liquid which comes out of somewhere very fast ⇨ waterspout(1)
3. up the spout British English informal if something is up the spout, it is completely wrong or has failed completely:
The computer’s up the spout!
My plans for the weekend seem to have gone up the spout.
spout2 verb
a. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if liquid or fire spouts from somewhere, it comes out very quickly in a powerful stream
SYN spurt
spout from
Blood was spouting from the wound in her arm.
b. [transitive] to send out liquid or flames very quickly in a powerful stream:
a volcano spouting lava
2. (also spout off) [intransitive and transitive] informal to talk a lot about something in a boring or annoying way:
My father was spouting his usual nonsense!
I hate it when he spouts off like that!
spout about
I’m tired of listening to Jim spouting about politics.
3. [intransitive] if a whale spouts, it sends out a stream of water from a hole in its head
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noun [countable]1. a small pipe on the side of a container that you pour liquid out through
2. spout of water/blood etc a sudden strong stream of liquid which comes out of somewhere very fast ⇨ waterspout(1)
3. up the spout British English informal if something is up the spout, it is completely wrong or has failed completely:
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verb Date: 1300-1400
Language: Middle Dutch
Origin: spouten
1.Language: Middle Dutch
Origin: spouten
a. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if liquid or fire spouts from somewhere, it comes out very quickly in a powerful stream
SYN spurt
spout from
b. [transitive] to send out liquid or flames very quickly in a powerful stream:
2. (also spout off) [intransitive and transitive] informal to talk a lot about something in a boring or annoying way:
spout about
3. [intransitive] if a whale spouts, it sends out a stream of water from a hole in its head