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Webster 1913 Edition


Spurt

Spurt

(spûrt)
,
Verb.
I.
[Written also
spirt
, and originally the same word as
sprit
; OE.
sprutten
to sprout, AS.
spryttan
. See
Sprit
,
Verb.
I.
,
Sprout
,
Verb.
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

,
Verb.
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

,
Noun.
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

(spûrt)
,
Noun.
[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.
The long, steady sweep of the so-called “paddle” tried him almost as much as the breathless strain of the
spurt
.
T. Hughes.

Spurt

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Spurted
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Spurting
.]
To make a sudden and violent exertion, as in an emergency.

Webster 1828 Edition


Spurt

SPURT

,
Verb.
T.
[The English word has suffered a transposition of letters. It is from the root of sprout, which see.] To throw out, as liquid in a stream; to drive or force out with violence, as a liquid from a pipe or small orifice; as, to spurt water from the mouth, or other liquid from a tube.

SPURT

,
Verb.
I.
To gush or issue out in a stream, as liquor from a cask; to rush from a confined place in a small stream.
Then the small jet, which hasty hands unlock, spurts in the gardners eyes who turns the cock.

SPURT

,
Noun.
1.
A sudden or violent ejection or gushing of a liquid substance from a tube, orifice or other confined place; a jet.
2.
A sudden or short occasion or exigency; sudden effort. [Vulgar.]

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spürt

spürt

See also: spurt and Spurt

German

Verb

spürt

  1. Third-person singular present of spüren.
  2. Second-person plural present of spüren.
  3. Imperative plural of spüren.