Pour vs. Rain — What's the Difference?

To cause (a liquid or granular solid) to stream or flow, as from a container

Rain is liquid water in the form of droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then become heavy enough to fall under gravity. Rain is a major component of the water cycle and is responsible for depositing most of the fresh water on the Earth.

To pour a liquid or particles into (a container)

The condensed moisture of the atmosphere falling visibly in separate drops

To empty (a container) of a liquid or granular solid

Rain falls

To send forth, produce, express, or utter copiously, as if in a stream or flood

Water condensed from atmospheric vapor and falling in drops.

To stream or flow continuously or profusely

A fall of such water; a rainstorm.

To rain hard or heavily

The descent of such water.

To pass or proceed in large numbers or quantity

Rainy weather.

To serve a beverage, such as tea or coffee, to a gathering

Rains A rainy season.

A pouring or flowing forth, especially a downpour of rain.

A heavy or abundant fall

(transitive) To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it.

To fall in drops of water from the clouds.

To send out as in a stream or a flood; to cause (an emotion) to come out; to cause to escape.

To fall like rain

(transitive) To send forth from, as in a stream; to discharge uninterruptedly.

To release rain.

(intransitive) To flow, pass or issue in a stream; to fall continuously and abundantly.

To send or pour down.

(impersonal) To rain hard.

To give abundantly; shower

(intransitive) Of a beverage, to be on tap or otherwise available for serving to customers.

Condensed water falling from a cloud.

(intransitive) To move in a throng, as a crowd.

(figuratively) Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops.

The act of pouring.

(figuratively) An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air.

Something, or an amount, poured.

(impersonal) To have rain fall from the sky.

(colloquial) A downpour, or flood of precipitation.

(intransitive) To fall as or like rain.

Poor.

(transitive) To issue (something) in large quantities.

To pore.

Reign.

To cause to flow in a stream, as a liquid or anything flowing like a liquid, either out of a vessel or into it; as, to pour water from a pail; to pour wine into a decanter; to pour oil upon the waters; to pour out sand or dust.

Water falling in drops from the clouds; the descent of water from the clouds in drops.

To send forth as in a stream or a flood; to emit; to let escape freely or wholly.

To fall in drops from the clouds, as water; - used mostly with it for a nominative; as, it rains.

To send forth from, as in a stream; to discharge uninterruptedly.

To fall or drop like water from the clouds; as, tears rained from their eyes.

To flow, pass, or issue in a stream, or as a stream; to fall continuously and abundantly; as, the rain pours; the people poured out of the theater.

To pour or shower down from above, like rain from the clouds.

A stream, or something like a stream; a flood.

To bestow in a profuse or abundant manner; as, to rain favors upon a person.

Cause to run;

Water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

Move in large numbers;

Drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds

Pour out;

Anything happening rapidly or in quick successive;

Flow in a spurt;

Precipitate as rain;

Supply in large amounts or quantities;

Rain heavily;