Downpour

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /daÊŠn.pɔː(ɹ)/

Origin

- + pour

Full definition of downpour

Noun

1. a heavy rainThey got caught in a downpour without an umbrella and came back soaked.

Synonyms

• cloudburst
• deluge
• rain
• rainstorm
• storm
• wet
• torrent
• monsoon
• inundation

Related terms

• rain cats and dogs

Verb

1. (intransitive) To pour down; rain heavily.
• 2002, Patricia Koretchuk, Chasing the comet: a Scottish-Canadian life - Page 211:It started to downpour, so Billy and I made our way back to our house, with Scotty following—or so I thought.

Derived terms

• downpouring