squirt
squirt definition
squirt (skwʉrt)
transitive verb
- to shoot out (a liquid) in a jet or narrow stream
- to wet with liquid so shot out
Etymology: LME squyrten, prob. altered < or akin to LowG & Du swirtjen, to squirt
intransitive verb
to be squirted out; spurt
noun
- something used to squirt liquid, as a syringe
- the act of squirting
- a small amount of squirted liquid; jet or narrow stream
- Informal a small or young person, esp. one who is impudent; whippersnapper
Related Forms:
- squirter squirt′er noun
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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