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Entry 4 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913

Sprit

/(sprĭt)/ · IPA /spɹɪt/
01 v. t. To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to spurt out.
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    To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to spurt out.[Obs.]
02 v. i. To sprout; to bud; to germinate, as barley steeped for malt.
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    To sprout; to bud; to germinate, as barley steeped for malt.
03 n. A shoot; a sprout.
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    A shoot; a sprout.[Obs.]
04 n. A small boom, pole, or spar, which crosses the sail of a boat diagonally from the mast to the upper aftmost corner, which it is used to ext…
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    A small boom, pole, or spar, which crosses the sail of a boat diagonally from the mast to the upper aftmost corner, which it is used to extend and elevate.(Naut.)