spirt

spirt

S0649800 (spûrt)n. & v. Chiefly British Variant of spurt.

spirt

(spɜːt) n a variant spelling of spurt

spurt

(spɜrt)

v.i. 1. to gush suddenly in a stream or jet. 2. to show a sudden brief increase in activity. v.t. 3. to expel in a stream or jet; spout. n. 4. a sudden, forceful gush or jet. 5. a marked increase of activity or effort for a short period or distance. [1560–70; of obscure orig.] spurt′er, n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spirt - the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)spurt, squirt, jetoutpouring, discharge, run - the pouring forth of a fluidspray - a jet of vaporspritz - a quick squirt of some liquid (usually carbonated water)
Verb	1.	spirt - gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; "water gushed forth"gush, spout, spurtpump - flow intermittentlyblow - spout moist air from the blowhole; "The whales blew"whoosh - gush or squirt out; "Oil whooshed up when the drill hit the well"pour - flow in a spurt; "Water poured all over the floor"
	2.	spirt - move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energyspurt, forgego, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"

spurt

nounA sudden swift stream of ejected liquid:jet, spout, spray, squirt.verbTo eject or be ejected in a sudden thin, swift stream:jet, spout, spray, squirt.