downpour meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

downpour

noun

UK /ˈdaʊn.pɔː(ɹ)/

Etymology From down- + pour. Compare typologically Czech liják, Polish ulewa, Slovene naliv, Russian ли́вень (lívenʹ) (akin to лить (litʹ)).

A heavy fall of rain.

They got caught in a downpour without an umbrella and came back soaked.
I left Inverness on a Saturday afternoon in July in a steady downpour of rain.1951 January, H. A. Vallance, “Kyle of Lochalsh Revisited”, in Railway Magazine, page 14:

verb

Etymology From down- + pour. Compare typologically Czech liják, Polish ulewa, Slovene naliv, Russian ли́вень (lívenʹ) (akin to лить (litʹ)).

To pour down; rain heavily.

Bank-notes fluttered down and lay about in all directions, relays of sovereigns rolled away like so much dross, bonds and scrip for thousands and tens of thousands clogged the downpouring stream of jewellery and unset gems.1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
It started to downpour, so Billy and I made our way back to our house, with Scotty following—or so I thought.2002, Patricia Koretchuk, Chasing the comet: a Scottish-Canadian life - Page 211: