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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"
   • ▪ cause to gush out suddenly: "the kettle boiled and spurted scalding water everywhere"
   • 2. move with a sudden burst of speed: "the other car had spurted to the top of the ramp"

   noun

   • 1. a sudden gushing stream: "a sudden spurt of blood gushed into her eyes" Similar squirtsprayfountainjetspoutgushoutpouringstreamrushsurgeburstspillflowfloodcascadetorrent
   • 2. a sudden marked burst or increase of activity or speed: "late in the race he put on a spurt and reached second place" Similar burst of speedturn of speedincrease of speedburst of energysprintrush

   Word Origin mid 16th century: of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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