Squirt Definition

skwûrt
squirted, squirting, squirts
verb
squirted, squirting, squirts
To flow from a narrow opening in a thin forceful stream or jet; spurt.
American Heritage
To be squirted out; spurt.
Webster's New World
To issue in a thick flow.
A dab of toothpaste squirted from the tube.
American Heritage
To eject liquid in a forceful stream or thick flow.
Squeezed the lemon till it squirted.
American Heritage
To shoot out (a liquid) in a jet or narrow stream.
Webster's New World
noun
squirts
The act of squirting.
Webster's New World
Something used to squirt liquid, as a syringe.
Webster's New World
A small amount of squirted liquid; jet or narrow stream.
Webster's New World
A small or young person, esp. one who is impudent; whippersnapper.
Webster's New World
An insignificant or contemptible person.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Squirt

Noun

Singular:
squirt
Plural:
squirts

Origin of Squirt

  • Middle English squirten possibly of Middle Dutch or Middle Low German origin Low German swirtjen

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

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