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squirt
[skwurt]
verb (used without object)
to eject liquid in a jet from a narrow orifice.
The hose squirted all over us.
to eject a spurt of liquid.
The lemon squirted in my eye.
verb (used with object)
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!
to wet or bespatter with a liquid or viscous substance so ejected.
to squirt someone with a hose.
noun
the act of squirting.
a spurt or jetlike stream, as of water.
Synonyms: , ,a small quantity of liquid or viscous substance squirted.
Put a squirt of chocolate sauce on my ice cream.
Informal.Ìý
a youngster, especially a meddlesome or impudent one.
a short person.
an insignificant, self-assertive person, especially one who is small or young.
an instrument for squirting, as a syringe.
Dialect.ÌýUsually squirts. diarrhea.
squirt
/ ²õ°ì·Éɜ˳٠/
verb
to force (a liquid) or (of a liquid) to be forced out of a narrow opening
(tr) to cover or spatter with liquid so ejected
noun
a jet or amount of liquid so ejected
the act or an instance of squirting
an instrument used for squirting
informalÌý
a person regarded as insignificant or contemptible
a short person
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- squirter noun
- squirtingly adverb
- unsquirted adjective
- ˈ²õ±ç³Ü¾±°ù³Ù±ð°ù noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of squirt1
Example Sentences
Bemused couples sitting in street cafés got squirted with water pistols and a luxury clothes store was pasted with stickers declaring the tourists who'd shut themselves inside unwelcome.
Don't expect to counter Russia's firehose of falsehood with the squirt gun of truth.
They ranged from multiple 24-second violations to lost rebounds to a ball squirting through James’ hands.
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.
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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