SPURT

jet, squirt, spurt, spirt

(noun) the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)

forge, spurt, spirt

(verb) move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy

spurt, spirt, gush, spout

(verb) gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; “water gushed forth”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Verb

spurt (third-person singular simple present spurts, present participle spurting, simple past and past participle spurted)

(transitive) To cause to gush out suddenly or violently in a stream or jet.

(intransitive) To rush from a confined place in a small stream or jet.

Synonyms

• spout

Noun

spurt (plural spurts)

A brief gush, as of liquid spurting from an orifice or a cut/wound.

(slang) Ejaculation of semen.

(obsolete) A shoot; a bud.

Etymology 2

Origin uncertain. May be derived from Etymology 1.

Noun

spurt (plural spurts)

A moment, a short period of time.

A sudden brief burst of, or increase in, speed, effort, activity, emotion or development.

Verb

spurt (third-person singular simple present spurts, present participle spurting, simple past and past participle spurted)

(intransitive) To make a strong effort for a short period of time.

Anagrams

• Prust, turps

Source: Wiktionary


Spurt, v. i. Etym: [Written also spirt, and originally the same word as sprit; OE. sprutten to sprout, AS. spryttan. See Sprit, v. i., Sprout, v. i.]

Definition: To gush or issue suddenly or violently out in a stream, as liquor from a cask; to rush from a confined place in a small stream or jet; to spirt. Thus the small jet, which hasty hands unlock, Spurts in the gardener's eyes who turns the cock. Pope.

Spurt, v. t.

Definition: To throw out, as a liquid, in a stream or jet; to drive or force out with violence, as a liquid from a pipe or small orifice; as, to spurt water from the mouth.

Spurt, n.

1. A sudden or violent ejection or gushing of a liquid, as of water from a tube, orifice, or other confined place, or of blood from a wound; a jet; a spirt.

2. A shoot; a bud. [Obs.] Holland.

3. Fig.: A sudden outbreak; as, a spurt of jealousy. Spurt grass (Bot.), a rush fit for basket work. Dr. Prior.

Spurt, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. sprette a spurt, spring, run, spretta to sprit, spring.]

Definition: A sudden and energetic effort, as in an emergency; an increased exertion for a brief space. The long, steady sweep of the so-called "paddle" tried him almost as much as the breathless strain of the spurt. T. Hughes.

Spurt, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Spurted; p. pr. & vb. n. Spurting.]

Definition: To make a sudden and violent exertion, as in an emergency.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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