to spirt
- verb
- /spɪrt/
- Archaic
:
salpicar
- The fountain spirts water into the air.
Examples
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Water spirted from the broken pipe.
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When she squeezed the bottle, water spirted onto the floor.
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Blood spirted from the wound, alarming the onlookers.
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Oil spirted out of the engine when he removed the cap.
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When she squeezed the lemon, juice spirted out unexpectedly.
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Water spirted from the garden hose when he turned it on.
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As the pressure built up, soda spirted from the bottle after he opened it.
Synonyms
102
5.1
To send out large amounts of something suddenly, like water or smoke
26
3.2
To flow out suddenly and forcefully, like blood from a wound
9
3.7
To flow out quickly and forcefully in a strong stream
7
3.1
To come out suddenly in a strong stream
5
5.4
Suddenly start to happen with a lot of energy
3
3.0
To come out in a narrow strong stream of liquid or gas
1
7.8
To pour out quickly in a strong stream
1
5.3
To send liquid up in a high thin stream
How Forceful
164
1.4
26
3.2
- Archaic
7
3.1
70
3.4
15
2.8
44
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spirt is closely related to the common word spurt, which comes from a root meaning 'to shoot out' or 'to burst'. So, to spirt is to gush or shoot out suddenly, like water from a squeezed bottle.