Downpour

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A heavy rain.

    "They got caught in a downpour without an umbrella and came back soaked."

  2. 2
    a heavy rain wordnet
Verb
  1. 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."

Synonyms

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cloudburstcloudburstdelugeinundationmonsoonrainstorm

Example

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"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)).

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rain cats and dogs

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