Downpour
noun, verb
noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A heavy rain.
"They got caught in a downpour without an umbrella and came back soaked."
- 2 a heavy rain wordnet
Verb
- 1 To pour down; rain heavily. intransitive
"It started to downpour, so Billy and I made our way back to our house, with Scotty following—or so I thought."
Example
More examples"I was utterly soaked by the downpour."
Etymology
From down- + pour. Compare typologically Czech liják, Polish ulewa, Slovene naliv, Russian ли́вень (lívenʹ) (akin to лить (litʹ)).