always followed by an adverb or preposition, [+ object] : to bend (a part of your body, such as an arm) and place it around something. 1  He hooked his arm around my neck. 2  She hooked her fingers around the doorknob. 3  He hooked his thumb through a loop of his pants.
Split and merge into it. Answer by Tantkowiak. Confidence votes 58. Pour plating is a method of separating one species of bacteria from another by diluting one loopful of organism into three liquefied nutrient agar plates, with the hopes that one of the plates poured will provide an ideal sample for isolation.
1 [transitive] pour something (+ adv./prep.) to make a liquid or other substance flow from a container in a continuous stream, especially by holding the container at an angle Pour the sauce over the pasta. She poured boiling water down the sink. Although I poured it carefully, I still managed to spill some.