spurt
1 of 4verb (1)
ˈspərt 
spurted; spurting; spurts
intransitive verb
: to gush forth : spout
transitive verb
: to expel in a stream or jet : squirt
the faucet spurts water
spurt
2 of 4noun (1)
: a sudden gush : jet
spurt
3 of 4noun (2)
1
: a short period of time : moment
2
a
: a sudden brief burst of effort, activity, or development
a spurt of work
a growth spurt
b
: a sharp or sudden increase in business activity
spurt
4 of 4verb (2)
spurted; spurting; spurts
intransitive verb
: to make a spurt
Synonyms
Verb (1)
- gush
- jet
- pour
- rush
- spew
- spout
- squirt
- swoosh
Noun (2)
- burst
- flare
- flare-up
- flash
- flicker
- flurry
- flutter
- outbreak
- outburst
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Word History
Etymology
Verb (1)
perhaps akin to Middle High German spürzen to spit, Old English -sprūtan to sprout — more at sprout
Noun (2)
origin unknown
First Known Use
Verb (1)
1570, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
Noun (1)
1644, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
circa 1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb (2)
1664, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing spurt
Kids Definition
spurt 1 of 3
verb
ˈspərt
spurted; spurting
: to pour out or make pour out suddenly
Water spurted from the leaky hose.
His nose spurted blood.
spurt
2 of 3noun
: a sudden pouring out
a spurt of venom
spurt
3 of 3noun
: a brief burst of increased effort, activity, or development
spurts 1 of 2
noun
1
as in bursts
a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity a spurt of economic growth for the first quarter of the year Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- bursts
- flurries
- outbursts
- surges
- outbreaks
- flutters
- eruptions
- flickers
- increases
- flashes
- flares
- flare-ups
- upswings
- explosions
- upturns
- recurrences
- sprees
- floods
- rushes
- paroxysms
- recrudescences
- renewals
- boosts
- jags
- spates
- volleys
- binges
- pickups
- deluges
- epidemics
- commotions
- furors
- uproars
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- slumps
- doldrums
- calms
2
as in jets
a usually forceful stream of fluid discharged from a narrow opening a sudden spurt of blood rushed out from the opened wound Synonyms & Similar Words
- jets
- bursts
- squirts
- flushes
- spouts
- sprays
- gushes
- spits
- spews
- blasts
- geysers
- spritzes
- spouters
spurts
2 of 2verb
1
as in pours
to flow out in great quantities or with force water spurted from the garden hose just as I was checking the nozzle Synonyms & Similar Words
- pours
- rushes
- streams
- squirts
- gushes
- splashes
- spouts
- jets
- surges
- rolls
- swooshes
- spews
- runs
- floods
- washes
- flushes
- cascades
- swells
- sloshes
- issues
- deluges
- overflows
- swamps
- sluices
- fountains
- drowns
- plashes
- inundates
- overwhelms
- engulfs
- submerges
- submerses
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- drops
- trickles
- dribbles
- drips
- leaks
- sprinkles
- seeps
- bleeds
- percolates
- oozes
- spatters
- exudes
- strains
- weeps
2
as in erupts
to throw out or off (something from within) often violently the pipe suddenly cracked and began spurting water Synonyms & Similar Words
- erupts
- ejects
- spits
- belches
- spouts
- pours
- squirts
- surges
- streams
- jets
- fires
- expels
- disgorges
- emits
- spews
- gushes
- releases
- eructs
- exhales
- hurls
- issues
- heaves
- springs
- shoots
- vents
- flings
- emanates
- tosses
- discharges
- launches
- casts
- pitches
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- restrains
- shuts (in or up)
- contains
- bottles (up)