spurt

spurt
[[t]spɜ͟ː(r)t[/t]]
spurts, spurting, spurted
1) V-ERG When liquid or fire spurts from somewhere, it comes out quickly in a thin, powerful stream.

[V n] They spurted blood all over me. I nearly passed out...

[V n] He hit her on the head, causing her too to spurt blood.

[V n] ...a fountain that spurts water nine stories high...

[V prep] I saw flames spurt from the roof. [Also V]

Syn:
gush, spray
PHR-V-ERG
Spurt out means the same as spurt.

V P n (not pron) When the washing machine spurts out water at least we can mop it up... V P Wear eye protection when opening the container, since it's so easy for contents to spurt out.

2) N-COUNT: oft N of n A spurt of liquid is a stream of it which comes out of something very forcefully.

A spurt of diesel came from one valve and none from the other.

Syn:
3) N-COUNT: usu with supp A spurt of activity, effort, or emotion is a sudden, brief period of intense activity, effort, or emotion.

The average boy of 14 years old is only beginning his adolescent growth spurt...

I flushed bright red as a spurt of anger flashed through me...

The recent spurt in violence has demoralised the public.

Syn:
4) VERB If someone or something spurts somewhere, they suddenly increase their speed for a short while in order to get there.

[V prep/adv] The back wheels spun and the van spurted up the last few feet.

N-COUNT
Spurt is also a noun.

These muscles work in a steady state for most of the race except at the end when the athlete puts on a spurt.

5) PHRASE: PHR after v If something happens in spurts, there are periods of activity followed by periods in which it does not happen.

The deals came in spurts: three in 1977, none in 1978, three more in 1979.


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  • spurt´er — spurt «spurt», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to flow suddenly in a stream or jet; gush out; squirt: »Blood spurted from the wound. 2. to come forth as if by spurting; spring: »Dust spurted out from the wall when the bullets struck. 3. to put forth great… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Spurt — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A shoot; a bud. [Obs.] Holland. [1913 Webster] 3. Fig.: A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spurt — (sp[^u]rt), n. [Cf. Icel. sprettr a spurt, spring, run, spretta to spirt, spring.] A sudden and energetic effort, as in an emergency; an increased exertion for a brief space. [1913 Webster] The long, steady sweep of the so called paddle tried him …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spurt — Spụrt 〈m.; Gen.: (e)s, Pl.: s od. (selten) e; Sport〉 plötzliche kurzfristige Beschleunigung des Tempos während od. gegen Ende eines Rennens; ZwischenSpurt; EndSpurt [Etym.: engl.; zu spirt, spurt »hervorspritzen«] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

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  • Spurt — 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spurt — der; [e]s, Plur. s, selten e <aus gleichbed. engl. spurt zu to spurt, vgl. ↑spurten>: 1. Zurücklegen einer Strecke, bes. des letzten Stücks vor dem Ziel, mit stark beschleunigter Geschwindigkeit, Geschwindigkeitssteigerung bei Rennen… …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • Spurt — Spurt, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Spurted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spurting}.] To make a sudden and violent exertion, as in an emergency. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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