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squirt

[ skwurt ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to eject liquid in a jet from a narrow orifice:

    The hose squirted all over us.

  2. to eject a spurt of liquid:

    The lemon squirted in my eye.



verb (used with object)

  1. to cause (liquid or a viscous substance) to spurt or issue in a jet, as from a narrow orifice:

    Squirt the water over that way!

  2. to wet or bespatter with a liquid or viscous substance so ejected:

    to squirt someone with a hose.

noun

  1. the act of squirting.
  2. a spurt or jetlike stream, as of water.

    Synonyms: , ,

  3. a small quantity of liquid or viscous substance squirted:

    Put a squirt of chocolate sauce on my ice cream.

  4. Informal.
    1. a youngster, especially a meddlesome or impudent one.
    2. a short person.
    3. an insignificant, self-assertive person, especially one who is small or young.
  5. an instrument for squirting, as a syringe.
  6. Usually squirts. Dialect. diarrhea.

squirt

/ ²õ°ì·Éɜ˳٠/

verb

  1. to force (a liquid) or (of a liquid) to be forced out of a narrow opening
  2. tr to cover or spatter with liquid so ejected
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a jet or amount of liquid so ejected
  2. the act or an instance of squirting
  3. an instrument used for squirting
  4. informal.
    1. a person regarded as insignificant or contemptible
    2. a short person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ±ç³Ü¾±°ù³Ù±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ±ç³Ü¾±°ù³Ùİù noun
  • ²õ±ç³Ü¾±°ù³Ùi²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ±ç³Ü¾±°ù³ÙĻå adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of squirt1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English verb squirten, apparently variant of swirten; cognate with Low German swirtjen in the same sense; perhaps akin to swirl; noun derivative of the verb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of squirt1

C15: of imitative origin
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The group managed to get Moose back outside, but Lowe thought the dog might have nicked an artery in his arm, which was “squirting†blood, he said.

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While Trump’s forces are setting fire to the basic structures of American democracy, Democrats in Congress are widely perceived to be wielding squirt guns.

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He found the latter habit so offensive that he at times deployed a squirt gun on the lit cigarettes of unsuspecting smokers.

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Acid was squirted into Paul Laskey's face causing severe chemical burns to his eye, "melting" both the inner and outer layers of his cornea.

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“I get asked that question all the time: Why didn’t you squirt the fire out?â€

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