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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (5)

1. a natural flow of ground water;
[syn: spring, fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring]

2. a sudden rapid flow (as of water);
- Example: "he heard the flush of a toilet"
- Example: "there was a little gush of blood"
- Example: "she attacked him with an outpouring of words"
[syn: flush, gush, outpouring]

3. the pouring forth of a fluid;
[syn: discharge, outpouring, run]

4. the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written);
- Example: "a barrage of questions"
- Example: "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake"
[syn: barrage, bombardment, outpouring, onslaught]

5. a large flow;
[syn: flood, overflow, outpouring]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

outpouring \out"pour`ing\, n. An unrestrained expression (of emotion, feeling); as, an outpouring of grief over the death of Princess Diana. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

outpouring n 1: a natural flow of ground water [syn: spring, fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring] 2: a sudden rapid flow (as of water); "he heard the flush of a toilet"; "there was a little gush of blood"; "she attacked him with an outpouring of words" [syn: flush, gush, outpouring] 3: the pouring forth of a fluid [syn: discharge, outpouring, run] 4: the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written); "a barrage of questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake" [syn: barrage, bombardment, outpouring, onslaught] 5: a large flow [syn: flood, overflow, outpouring]