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downpour

USDOWN-pawr/ˈdaʊn.pɔɹ/UKDOWN-paw/ˈdaʊn.pɔː(ɹ)/

Pluraldownpours

Verbdownpours, downpouring, downpoured

2 meanings of downpour

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    A lot of rain falling hard.

    We waited under a tree until the downpour stopped.

    The game was called off because of a sudden downpour.

    Similarcloudburst, rainstorm

  2. 2
    verbintransitive
    To rain very hard.

    If it starts to downpour, run to the car.

    It downpoured all morning, so we stayed inside.

    Similarpour

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Origin

Made from down- and pour.