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    spurt
    /spəːt/

    verb

    • 1. gush out in a sudden and forceful stream: "he cut his finger, and blood spurted over the sliced potatoes"
    • 2. move with a sudden burst of speed: "the other car had spurted to the top of the ramp"

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  3. SPURT definition: 1. to (cause to) flow out suddenly and with force, in a fast stream: 2. to increase or grow very…. Learn more.

  4. A spurt of activity, effort, or emotion is a sudden, brief period of intense activity, effort, or emotion. At adolescence, muscles go through a growth spurt. I flushed bright red as a spurt of anger flashed through me. The recent spurt in violence has demoralised the public.

  5. to gush or issue suddenly in a stream or jet, as a liquid; spout. Synonyms: spring, well. Antonyms: ooze, drip. to show marked, usually increased, activity or energy for a short period: The runners spurted forward in the last lap of the race.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. Things that spurt gush, stream, or flow rapidly. If you laugh too hard while drinking a Coke, soda might spurt out of your nose. Ouch! Spurt is also a noun: "A spurt of water erupted from the hole in the water balloon before she had a chance to throw it."

  9. to increase your speed, effort, or activity: She spurted ahead in the final lap. spurt. noun [ C ] uk / spɜːt / us. spurt noun [C] (INCREASE) a sudden, short increase in speed, effort, or activity: He works in short spurts. spurt noun [C] (FLOW) a sudden, powerful flow of liquid: The water came out of the tap in spurts.

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