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pour vs sluice

sluice vs pour

pour is not a noun while sluice is a noun.

pour and sluice both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pour No No Yes No
sluice Yes No Yes No
As verbs, sluice is a hyponym of pour; that is, sluice is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pour:
  • pour: rain heavily
  • sluice: pour as if from a sluice
Other hyponyms of pour include sheet, sluice down.
pour (noun) sluice (noun)
conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
pour (verb) sluice (verb)
move in large numbers irrigate with water from a sluice
flow in a spurt draw through a sluice
cause to run transport in or send down a sluice
pour out gradually, so as to separate out sediment pour as if from a sluice
supply in large amounts or quantities
rain heavily
Difference between pour and sluice

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