squirt

¹squirt

verb \ˈskwərt\

Definition of SQUIRT

intransitive verb

: to come forth in a sudden rapid stream from a narrow opening : spurt

transitive verb

: to cause to squirt

— squirt·er noun

Examples of SQUIRT

1. He squirted some oil on the door hinge.
2. She squirted ketchup all over her fries.
3. Some snakes can squirt venom from their mouths.
4. Water squirted out from a hole in the pipe.
5. Juice from the lemon squirted into my eye.

Origin of SQUIRT

Middle English; akin to Low German swirtjen to squirt

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to SQUIRT

Synonyms: jet, pour, rush, spew, spout, spurt, gush, swoosh

Antonyms: dribble, drip, drop, trickle

Related Words: cascade, issue, roll, run, stream; plash, slosh, splash, wash; surge, swell; flush, sluice; deluge, drown, engulf, flood, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, submerge, submerse, swamp; fountain

Near Antonyms: spatter, sprinkle; bleed, exude, leak, ooze, percolate, seep, strain, weep

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Rhymes with SQUIRT

blurt, chert, curt, dirt, flirt, girt, hurt, pert, quirt, shirt, skirt, spurt, sturt, vert, wort