English

Noun

downpour ‎(plural downpours)

1. a heavy rain

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

Synonyms

Related terms

• rain cats and dogs

Translations

Verb

downpour ‎(third-person singular simple present downpours, present participle downpouring, simple past and past participle downpoured)

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