Spurt — Defs

01 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.

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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.

02 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 …

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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.

03 n. 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…

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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.]
3.
A sudden outbreak; as, a spurt of jealousy.Fig.:

Phrases & compounds

Spurt grass — a rush fit for basket work.

04 n. A sudden and energetic effort, as in an emergency; an increased exertion for a brief space.

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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.

05 v. i. To make a sudden and violent exertion, as in an emergency.

imp. & p. p. Spurted; p. pr. & vb. n. Spurting

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