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pour on

VERB

soak

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorb bathe dip drink drown flood immerse marinate moisten penetrate saturate soften steep submerge wash

STRONG

damp dunk imbrue impregnate infiltrate infuse macerate merge percolate permeate seethe sop souse water

WEAK

immerge pour into waterlog

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dehydrate dry

Example Sentences

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It has a special sauce that you pour on top of it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

As customers “derive value from well-understood business cases, they’ll continue to invest in more innovation as we pour on the R&D,” McDermott said.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 29, 2025

Would they pour on to the streets in protest?

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2024

UConn slowly extended its lead early in the second frame and didn’t pour on the points against GU for the game, but its efficiency slowly melted the Zags down.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2023

Her moans echoed through the stairwell, and we rushed out of our apartments to calm her at once, bearing palm fans and sugar cubes, and tumblers of refrigerated water to pour on her head.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

pour on

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