squirt
Use Squirt in a sentence
verb (used without object)
1.
to eject liquid in a jet from a narrow orifice: The hose squirted all over us.
2.
to eject a spurt of liquid: The lemon squirted in my eye.
verb (used with object)
3.
to cause (liquid or a viscous substance) to spurt or issue in a jet, as from a narrow orifice: Squirt the water over that way!
4.
to wet or bespatter with a liquid or viscous substance so ejected: to squirt someone with a hose.
noun
5.
the act of squirting.
6.
a spurt or jetlike stream, as of water.
7.
a small quantity of liquid or viscous substance squirted: Put a squirt of chocolate sauce on my ice cream.
8.
Informal.
a.
a youngster, especially a meddlesome or impudent one.
b.
a short person.
c.
an insignificant, self-assertive person, especially one who is small or young.
9.
an instrument for squirting, as a syringe.
Origin:
1425–75; (v.) late Middle English squirten, apparently variant of swirten; cognate with Low German swirtjen in same sense; perhaps akin to swirl; (noun) late Middle English sqwyrt diarrhea, derivative of the v.
1425–75; (v.) late Middle English squirten, apparently variant of swirten; cognate with Low German swirtjen in same sense; perhaps akin to swirl; (noun) late Middle English sqwyrt diarrhea, derivative of the v.
Related forms
squirt·er, noun
squirt·ing·ly, adverb
un·squirt·ed, adjective
Synonyms
6. jet, spray, stream.
6. jet, spray, stream.
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World English Dictionary
squirt (skwɜːt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to force (a liquid) or (of a liquid) to be forced out of a narrow opening |
| 2. | (tr) to cover or spatter with liquid so ejected |
| —n | |
| 3. | a jet or amount of liquid so ejected |
| 4. | the act or an instance of squirting |
| 5. | an instrument used for squirting |
| 6. | informal |
| a. a person regarded as insignificant or contemptible | |
| b. a short person | |
| [C15: of imitative origin] | |
| 'squirter | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
squirt
1460, squyrten "eject water in a jet," of uncertain origin, probably imitative. The noun is first recorded c.1460, originally "diarrhea;" meaning "a whipper-snapper" is from 1839.
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Slang Dictionary
squirt definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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From this comes the common saying that the sea squirt eats its own brain.
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