spurt n : the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid) [syn: jet, squirt, spirt]

1 gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; "water gushed forth" [syn: spirt, gush, spout]

2 move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy [syn: forge, spirt]

English

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)t

Verb

to spurt

1. 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.
2. 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.

Noun

1. A brief gush, as of liquid spurting from an orifice.

   a spurt of water

2. Ejaculation of semen
3. Any sudden but not prolonged action.

   The boss's visit prompted a brief spurt of activity.

Spurt may refer to:

• Secretory protein in upper respiratory tracts, a gene encoding a secretory protein
• Strength spurt, the increase of muscle mass and physical strength that occurs during puberty

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