pour vs provide

provide vs pour

pour and provide both are verbs.

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

As verbs, provide is a hypernym of pour; that is, provide is a word with a broader meaning than pour:

pour: supply in large amounts or quantities
provide: give something useful or necessary to

Other hypernyms of pour include furnish, offer, render, supply.

pour (verb)	provide (verb)
move in large numbers	take measures in preparation for
flow in a spurt	determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation
cause to run	give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
pour out gradually, so as to separate out sediment	give something useful or necessary to
supply in large amounts or quantities	supply means of subsistence; earn a living
rain heavily	mount or put up
	make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain

Difference between pour and provide

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