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underpour

underpour verb: to pour an inadequate amount.

Verb

underpour (third-person singular simple present underpours, present participle underpouring, simple past and past participle underpoured)

  1. To pour an inadequate amount.
    • The bartender sometimes underpoured for customers who did not tip.

Forms of underpour

third-person singular presentunderpours
present participleunderpouring
past participleunderpoured
pastunderpoured

Origin of underpour

From under- + pour.

Questions about underpour

What does underpour mean?
Underpour means to pour an inadequate amount.
What part of speech is underpour?
Underpour is a verb.
What is the past tense of underpour?
The past tense of underpour is underpoured.

Words near underpour in the dictionary

  1. underpotentially
  2. underpotentials
  3. underpots
  4. underpotted
  5. underpotting
  6. underpour
  7. underpoured
  8. underpouring
  9. underpours
  10. underpower
  11. underpowered

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