spout

1 noun (C)

1 a small tube or pipe on a container that you pour liquid out through

2 a spout of water/blood etc a sudden strong stream of liquid which comes out of somewhere very fast: The whale blew a spout of water into the air.

—see also: waterspout

3 up the spout BrE informal

a) if someone's plans have gone up the spout, they cannot succeed: Her chances of studying medicine have gone up the spout.

b) completely wrong: His calculations are completely up the spout.

c) old-fashioned going to have a baby; pregnant

2 verb 1

a) (intransitive always + adv/prep) if liquid or fire spouts from somewhere, it comes out very quickly in a powerful stream

(+ from): Blood was spouting from the wound in her arm.

b) (T) to send out liquid or flames very quickly in a powerful stream: a volcano spouting lava

2 also spout off (I, T) informal to talk a lot about something in a boring way, especially without thinking about what you are saying

(+ about): I'm tired of listening to Jim spouting about politics. | spout (off) sth: It's no use spouting theories about education if you've never actually taught anyone.

3 (I) if a whale spouts it sends out a stream of water from a hole in its head