About The Word Spurt

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Spurt

Spurt Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Spurt?
[n] the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
[v] move with increasing speed [v] gush forth in a sudden stream or jet of liquids Synonyms | Synonyms for Spurt: forge | gush | jet | spirt | spirt | spout | squirt Related Terms | Find terms related to Spurt: See Also | blow | discharge | go | locomote | move | outpouring | pour | pump | run | spray | spritz | travel | whoosh Spurt In Webster's Dictionary \Spurt\, v. i. [Written also spirt, and originally the
same word as sprit; OE. sprutten to sprout, AS. spryttan. See
{Sprit}, v. i., {Sprout}, v. i.]
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. 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. [Cf. Icel. sprette a spurt, spring, run, spretta to sprit, spring.] 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}.] To make a sudden and violent exertion, as in an emergency. |
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