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[ skwurt ]

/ skwɜrt /

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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.

a small quantity of liquid or viscous substance squirted: Put a squirt of chocolate sauce on my ice cream.

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.

an instrument for squirting, as a syringe.

Usually squirts. Dialect. diarrhea.

OTHER WORDS FOR squirt

6 jet, spray, livestream.

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Origin of squirt

1425–75; (v.) late Middle English squirten, apparently variant of swirten; cognate with Low German swirtjen in same sense; perhaps akin to swirl; (noun) late Middle English sqwyrt diarrhea, derivative of the v.

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Words related to squirt

pour, spatter, spit, splash, spray, sprinkle, eject, emit, flow, jet, spritz, spurt, stream, surge

How to use squirt in a sentence

• The layers were presoaked, but for good measure, Ruiz fired off a few more squirts of lukewarm water into both the jacket and shorts.

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• Mar de Viñas Albariño 2020Val do Salnés, Rías Baixas, Spain, $19Citrusy, with a hint of salinity from the ocean breeze off the Atlantic, this wine brightens your palate the way a squirt of lemon lifts the flavors of any dish.

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• My 3-year-old sanitized his doll’s hands with an imaginary squirt of Purell after each outing to the backyard.

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• When Cristian Cañestro set out in the early 2000s to study how animals with brains and backbones evolved, he picked a sea squirt called Oikopleura as a useful subject.

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• Cañestro thought that Oikopleura had perhaps retained simpler, more ancestral features than other sea squirts and could be a guide to what they had evolved from.

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• Spam, squirt guns, earthworms, pirate costumes—stuff like that.

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• His only options: slap a GPS tracker on the little squirt or buy him a cellphone.

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• The song also happened to call his opponent, incumbent Martin Van Buren, a “little squirt wirt wirt.”

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• Skaters squirt each other with bottled water and do tricks on the subway stairs.

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• “Secret Service officers huddled in the guard booth” until the official beekeeper took the bees down with a squirt bottle.

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• Porky pulled out his check-book and begun to scribble with one of them squirt-gun pens.

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• I'll learn you to leave junk in my way, you greenhorn squirt!

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• It is also advisable to squirt distillate up into the case through the opening where the strainer has been removed.

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• He grasped the oil can and, in order to test the efficacy of its squirt, shot a generous stream down Captain Scraggs's collar.

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• They could squirt full ten feet before the wind, as appeared by the marks of the drops on the sand.

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British Dictionary definitions for squirt

squirt

/ (skwɜːt) /

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

informal

1. a person regarded as insignificant or contemptible
2. a short person

Derived forms of squirt

Word Origin for squirt

C15: of imitative origin

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Squirt Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

1 of 2

ˈskwərt 

intransitive verb

: to come forth in a sudden rapid stream from a narrow opening : spurt

transitive verb

: to cause to squirt

squirter noun

squirt

2 of 2

1

a

: an instrument (such as a syringe) for squirting a liquid

b

: a small quick stream : jet

c

: the action or an instance of squirting

2

a

: an impudent youngster

b

: kid sense 1

Synonyms

Verb

• gush
• jet
• pour
• rush
• spew
• spout
• spurt
• swoosh

Noun

• jet
• spout
• spurt

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Example Sentences

Verb He squirted some oil on the door hinge. She squirted ketchup all over her fries. Some snakes can squirt venom from their mouths. Water squirted out from a hole in the pipe. Juice from the lemon squirted into my eye. Noun an annoying little squirt who kept pestering me Listen squirt, I'm in charge here. She started playing guitar when she was just a little squirt. See More

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This required some anatomical logistics: Each activist had to remove a hidden tube of superglue from their pocket or bra, grasp it with one hand and twist off the lid with the other, then carefully squirt out the adhesive. Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2022 Leary said before the snap at practice, someone will walk by with a water bottle and squirt the football. Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 1 Oct. 2022 Install one layer of regular drywall, then squirt a bead of the compound on the back of the other sheet, a few inches in from the edges and in a random but fairly uniform pattern. Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 20 June 2022 The rookie committed a groan-worthy error in the fourth inning after what should have been an error, sun-field or otherwise in the second, before colliding with center fielder Trent Grisham to nearly allow a third ball to squirt free. Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2022 Campbell’s vendor then goes to squirt Strange with mustard in disgust, which is when the Master of the Mystic Arts takes control over the condiment-wielding hand. Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2022 Early on, the film takes us back into the kitchen, where there are no chefs to be seen — just stainless steel counters, where employees squirt prepackaged sauce on microwave pasta. Peter Debruge, Variety, 23 Mar. 2022 What the bombs spare often sops up cyanide, which local fishers squirt into the nooks and crannies of reefs to stun small fish and sell them in the aquarium trade. Tim Flannery, The New York Review of Books, 4 Nov. 2021 Simply squirt copious amounts of sriracha into an 8-ounce tub of sour cream. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 13 Feb. 2022

Lovely in a mojito, a daiquiri, or any place else rum likes to play with a spot of sugar and a squirt of fresh citrus. Allison Robicelli, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2022 Instead, simply use a squirt bottle to spritz the backside of each wallpaper panel before attaching it to your wall normally. Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2022 Rinse the pan with warm water, add a squirt of dish soap, and give a gentle scrub with a soft sponge to remove any lingering oils or debris. Marygrace Taylor, SELF, 12 Oct. 2022 According to the many five-star reviewers, the clear plastic bottle is easier to use than traditional squirt bottles. Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 1 Sep. 2022 Police also recommended that people bring noisemakers, squirt guns or pepper spray with them to scare coyotes away. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2022 The visuals playing in tandem with the live set were expectedly mesmerizing, featuring the famous four virtual Gorillaz members along with animations of real guns and squirt guns alike, police badges and golden Xanax Bars. Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2022 Concentrates are usually in squirt or pour bottles, so they can be poured into a bucket and diluted. Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2022 Scalding hot soup squirts from the dumpling, injuring your friend and anyone sitting within dumpling-squirt radius at the table. Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2022 See More

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Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English; akin to Low German swirtjen to squirt

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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Kids Definition

squirt

1 of 2 verb

ˈskwərt 

1

: to come forth or shoot out in a sudden rapid stream : spurt

2

: to wet with a sudden rapid stream

squirt

2 of 2 noun

1

a

: a small quick stream : jet

b

: the action of squirting

2

: a disrespectful youngster

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