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to squirt

to squirt

67 2.3
To push liquid out quickly in a thin stream
  • verb
  • /skwɜrt/
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  • John sees two kids playing with machine-gun water pistols nearby, viciously squirting each other.
  • squirt small quantities
  • then squirt

A baby bottle and we're going to squirt milk on her hair.

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Examples

  • The robot grills your Patty, toasts your bun and then squirts your burger with some condiments.

  • He decided to squirt some ketchup on his fries before eating them.

  • OK, so going to squirt some water on this.

  • Are you gonna squirt some?

  • Be careful not to squirt the medicine forcefully to prevent choking.

    Academic text (2007)
  • A stream of mustard squirts out, hitting the front of Lola's dress.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • On the sidewalk, a group of boys played with plastic banana-shaped tubes, squirting water in each other's faces.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • William's flask cap was popped off and whiskey squirted onto his shirt.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • To give the plants a drink, you need to squirt water at their roots using a spray bottle.

  • She carefully squirted cream onto the cake to decorate it for the party.

Synonyms

to eject
vsto squirt
20 4.1

Push a liquid or other substance out of something

is about causing liquid to exit quickly in a thin forceful stream
to spritz
vsto squirt
10 5.5

To spray a small quick amount of liquid on something

is about forcing liquid out in a thin more powerful stream
to spout
vsto squirt
9 3.7

To flow out quickly and forcefully in a strong stream

is narrower, meaning it makes liquid come out in a thin stream
to spurt
vsto squirt
7 3.1

To come out suddenly in a strong stream

involves causing liquid to exit rather than liquid moving by itself
to jet
vsto squirt
3 3.0

To come out in a narrow strong stream of liquid or gas

is specific to causing liquid to come out in a thin stream
to squirting
vsto squirt
3.7

To come out in a thin fast stream, like water from a bottle

is the base verb that names the same action generally
to spurting
vsto squirt
3.9

To force liquid out quickly in a narrow stream, like blood or water

focuses on causing liquid to come out rather than the liquid moving itself
jetting
vsto squirt
5.2

A liquid that shoots out in a strong narrow stream

describes making liquid exit quickly but not necessarily violently
to spirt
vsto squirt
  • Archaic
9.0

To send out a sudden thin stream of liquid

shows the action when liquid exits in a thinner narrow forceful stream

Antonyms

388 3.5

To keep something dangerous from spreading or getting worse

217 3.0

To take in things such as liquid, light, or information

Compounds

7 2.1

A toy that shoots a small stream of water

A small sea animal that sticks to rocks and pushes out water when touched

How Forceful

to gush
26 3.2
to jet
3 3.0
to squirt
67 2.3
to spurt
7 3.1
to trickle
70 3.4

Surface Forms

squirt infinitive
squirted past
squirted past participle
squirting present participle
squirts third person singular

Etymology

Squirt as a verb comes from the same idea: to push liquid out in a fast, thin stream, like when you 'squeeze' a bottle and a quick jet shoots out.