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pouring one out

pouring one out is the present participle and gerund of pour one out.

Meaning of pour one out

Verb

pour one out (third-person singular simple present pours one out, present participle pouring one out, simple past and past participle poured one out)

  1. To pour a libation or a liquid from a container, particularly from a forty of malt liquor, as an act of remembrance for someone deceased.
  2. (idiomatic) To express respect or tribute for someone or something that is lost or gone.

Questions about pouring one out

What is pouring one out the present participle and gerund of?
Pouring one out is the present participle and gerund of pour one out.

Words near pouring one out in the dictionary

  1. pouring good money after bad
  2. pouring honey on
  3. pouring in
  4. pouring into
  5. pouring oil on troubled waters
  6. pouring one out
  7. pouring one's heart out
  8. pouring out
  9. pouring out one's heart
  10. pouring over
  11. pouring with rain

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