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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 mouthSpurt
,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 jealousySpurt 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.
SPURT
,Verb.
I.
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.]Definition 2024
Spurt
spurt
spurt
English
Verb
spurt (third-person singular simple present spurts, present participle spurting, simple past and past participle spurted)
- (transitive) To cause to gush out suddenly or violently in a stream or jet.
- (intransitive) To rush from a confined place in a small stream or jet.
- Alexander Pope
- Thus the small jet, which hasty hands unlock, / Spurts in the gardener's eyes who turns the cock.
- 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula Chapter 21
- With that he pulled open his shirt, and with his long sharp nails opened a vein in his breast. When the blood began to spurt out, he took my hands in one of his, holding them tight, and with the other seized my neck and pressed my mouth to the wound, so that I must either suffocate or swallow some to the . . . Oh, my God! My God! What have I done?
- Alexander Pope
- (intransitive) To make a strong effort for a short period of time.
- The bullion market spurted on Thursday.
- The runners spurted to the last lap as if they had extracted new energy from the applauds of the audience.
Synonyms
Translations
to cause to gush
|
to gush
|
to make strong effort
Noun
spurt (plural spurts)
- A brief gush, as of liquid spurting from an orifice or a cut/wound.
- a spurt of water; a spurt of blood
- A sudden and energetic effort, as in an emergency; an increased exertion for a brief space.
- The boss's visit prompted a brief spurt of activity.
- T. Hughes
- The long, steady sweep of the so-called "paddle" tried him almost as much as the breathless strain of the spurt.
- (slang) Ejaculation of semen. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (obsolete) A shoot; a bud.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Holland to this entry?)
Translations
brief gush
Derived terms
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spuːrt/, [sb̥uɐ̯ˀd̥]
Noun
spurt c (singular definite spurten, plural indefinite spurter)
- spurt (any sudden but not prolonged action)
Inflection
Inflection of spurt
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | spurt | spurten | spurter | spurterne |
genitive | spurts | spurtens | spurters | spurternes |
Related terms
Verb
spurt
- imperative of spurte
Swedish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spɵrt/
Noun
spurt (c)
- spurt (any sudden but not prolonged action)
Inflection
Inflection of spurt | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | spurt | spurten | spurter | spurterna |
Genitive | spurts | spurtens | spurters | spurternas |
Related terms
- slutspurt
- spurtsträcka
- spurta