spurtverb [ I or T ]
uk/spɜːt/us/spɝːt/spurt verb [ I or T ] (LIQUID)
to (cause to) flow out suddenly and with force, in a fast stream:
Blood was spurting out all over the place.
His arm was spurting blood where the vein had been severed.
spurt verb [ I or T ] (INCREASE)
mainly US to increase or grow very quickly, or to suddenly increase by a particular amount:
Shares of the jewellery store chain spurted $6.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Increasing and intensifying
- -ify
- a snowball effect idiom
- accretion
- accumulate
- accumulative
- add fuel to the fire idiom
- balloon
- bump
- dial
- growing
- heighten
- hot up
- increase
- pile
- rack
- scale sth up
- speed-up
- step
- step sth up
- supersize
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spurtnoun [ C ]
uk/spɜːt/us/spɝːt/spurt noun [ C ] (INCREASE)
a sudden and short period of increased activity, effort, or speed:
There was a sudden spurt of activity in the housing market.
He tends to work in spurts.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Increasing and intensifying
- -ify
- a snowball effect idiom
- accretion
- accumulate
- accumulative
- add fuel to the fire idiom
- balloon
- bump
- dial
- growing
- heighten
- hot up
- increase
- pile
- rack
- scale sth up
- speed-up
- step
- step sth up
- supersize
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Increasing and decreasing speed of motion
Busy and active
spurt noun [ C ] (LIQUID)
a sudden fast stream of liquid:
The water came out in spurts.