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squirt

[skwurt]

verb (used without object)

to eject liquid in a jet from a narrow orifice: The hose squirted all over us.

to eject a spurt of liquid: The lemon squirted in my eye.

verb (used with object)

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!

to wet or bespatter with a liquid or viscous substance so ejected: to squirt someone with a hose.

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noun

the act of squirting.

a spurt or jetlike stream, as of water.

a small quantity of liquid or viscous substance squirted: Put a squirt of chocolate sauce on my ice cream.

Informal.

a youngster, especially a meddlesome or impudent one.

a short person.

an insignificant, self-assertive person, especially one who is small or young.

an instrument for squirting, as a syringe.

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10.

Usually, squirts. Dialect. diarrhea.

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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.

Related forms

squirt·er, noun

squirt·ing·ly, adverb

un·squirt·ed, adjective

Synonyms
6. jet, spray, stream.

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Example Sentences

My rules: no mops that run on electricity or batteries and no built-in squirt packs.

While you're under the dashboard, try to squirt some oil on the pedal pivot to lubricate the bushings.

Fountains leap, as more elephants squirt jets of water.

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My rules: no mops that run on electricity or batteries and no built-in squirt packs.

While you're under the dashboard, try to squirt some oil on the pedal pivot to lubricate the bushings.

Fountains leap, as more elephants squirt jets of water.

Plastic soap containers are sturdy and the squirt tops or pumps make them convenient to use around your home.

Printers squirt out silicon chips, and the spin of electrons is used in computer logic.

Some deep-sea squid shoot a cloud of bioluminescence to distract predators, much as upper-ocean squid squirt black ink.

Try the one where you squirt water pistols into a clown's mouth.

The commodes are equipped with nozzles that squirt warm water to shower one's behind.

At one they offered sweets and a squirt of perfume when they waved people through.

The chemicals are mixed together moments before the animals squirt out a dark cloud.

Then squirt in small amounts of fuel and air to create a flammable mixture and light it off with a spark plug.

Simply sauteed kale, seasoned with a squirt of lemon juice and crushed red pepper, is one of my all-time favorite foods.

Chowing down in the car used to mean going condiment-free or wrestling with a foil packet as likely to squirt ketchup on your.

The result is that many of the cell's critical components squirt out, and it dies.

One keeper was poised to squirt evaporated milk into cat's mouth.

It would then squirt out into a turbine and the energy produced then stored in batteries.

The children's area has a giant octopus with tentacles that squirt water.

When threatened, they can squirt poison at attackers.

There was a squirt of blood to the anterior cingulate cortex, a collar of tissue located in the center of the brain.

There are no squirt bottles filled with intricate sauces here, no gadgets.

The custom-made printer uses two pump heads that squirt out either the scaffolding structure or the cells into a petri dish.

The ball may squirt through or take a bad hop for the fielder.

Because they are so small, and a bit sticky, changing the broth can be done with one quick squirt of a pipette.

Counterman proceeds to mix and shake and crush ice and squirt some of this and spritz some of that at high speed.

The red coloring is a warning to predators that it can squirt a distasteful liquid from its limb joints.

All of the arepas benefit from a squirt of mild, vinegary hot sauce.

The pressurized jobs can take more time to pump than to squirt.

Kids cool off either by letting water squirt from a side fan sprinkler or from the hose.

Now all you need is a pair of gloves that squirt spider-web juice.

The shake, when it comes, is usually provoked by a squirt of water.

Pelletier likes his with grilled squid or octopus with a squirt of lemon.

They squirt seltzer bottles, trip over furniture, get knocked in the head by window sashes and finally decide to go home.

Others tumbled onto giant floating trampolines or fired four-foot squirt guns at one another.

Squirt a little penetrating oil on the threads, wait a few moments for the oil to work and then try again.

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World English Dictionary

squirt (skwɜːt)

—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.

Slang Dictionary

squirt definition

n.
a small person; a young child, especially a young boy. (Also a term of address.) : Hey, squirt, come over here.
n.
beer or champagne. : How about a nice bubbly glass of squirt?

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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"That's why I quit and took up writing poetry instead.
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