Spurt Definition

spûrt
spurted, spurting, spurts
noun
spurts
A sudden gushing or shooting forth; jet.
Webster's New World
A sudden, brief burst of energy, speed, activity, etc.
Webster's New World

(slang) Ejaculation of semen.

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verb
spurted, spurting, spurts
To gush forth in a stream or jet.
Webster's New World
To expel suddenly in a stream or gushing flow; squirt; jet.
Webster's New World
To show a sudden, brief burst of energy, increased activity, etc., as near the end of a race.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Spurt

Noun

Singular:
spurt
Plural:
spurts

Origin of Spurt

  • Earlier spirt or sprit, "sprout", from Middle English sprutten, from Old English spryttan, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)per- (“to strew, sow, sprinkle").

    From Wiktionary

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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