pouar

From pou (“well”) +‎ -ar.

pouar (first-person singular present pouo, first-person singular preterite pouí, past participle pouat)(transitive)

1. to draw (water from a well)
2. to hoist
3. (figurative) to draw on (take inspiration from)
   • 1926, Joan Puig i Ferreter, Els tres al·lucinats:

     Saumell no s'havia posat en contacte amb el públic ni amb la crítica, no havia publicat res important. Pouava tota la seva força de la fe que tenia en ell mateix. Durant anys, aquesta fe havia estat enorme, total i cega.

     Saumell hadn't put himself in contact with the public nor with the critics, he hadn't published anything important. He drew all of his strength from the faith he had in himself. For many years, this faith had been enormous, total, and blind.

• traspuar

• “pouar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “pouar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.