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pour through
pour something through something
to cause something to flow through something, such as a filter. The chemist poured the mixture through the filter or opening. I can't get the syrup into the bottle without pouring it through a funnel.
pour through something
to flow freely through something. The water poured through the leak in the window frame. The rain poured through the hole in the roof.