downpour

== English == === Etymology === From down- +‎ pour. Compare typologically Czech liják, Polish ulewa, Slovene naliv, Russian ли́вень (lívenʹ) (akin to лить (litʹ)). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdaʊn.pɔː(ɹ)/ === Noun === downpour (plural downpours) A heavy fall of rain. Synonyms: cloudburst, (UK, dialectal) plash, (rare) pourdown, rainstorm ==== Translations ==== === Verb === downpour (third-person singular simple present downpours, present participle downpouring, simple past and past participle downpoured) (intransitive) To pour down; rain heavily. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === pour down