flow vs pour

flow is a noun but pour is not a noun.

flow and pour both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flow	Yes	No	Yes	No
pour	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pour is a hyponym of flow; that is, pour is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than flow:

flow: move along, of liquids
pour: flow in a spurt

Other hyponyms of flow include flush, gush, jet, surge, tide, circulate, eddy, purl, swirl, whirl, whirlpool, run off, waste, run down, run out, spill, stream, well out, dribble, filter, trickle, drain, run out, ooze, seep, gutter.

flow (noun)	pour (noun)
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
any uninterrupted stream or discharge
the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
the amount of fluid that flows in a given time

flow (verb)	pour (verb)
undergo menstruation	move in large numbers
cover or swamp with water	flow in a spurt
fall or flow in a certain way	cause to run
move along, of liquids	pour out gradually, so as to separate out sediment
move or progress freely as if in a stream	supply in large amounts or quantities
cause to flow	rain heavily
be abundantly present

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