Definition of squirt
intransitive verb
: to come forth in a sudden rapid stream from a narrow opening : spurt
transitive verb
: to cause to squirt
squirter
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Examples of squirt in a Sentence
He squirted some oil on the door hinge.
She squirted ketchup all over her fries.
Some snakes can squirt venom from their mouths.
Water squirted out from a hole in the pipe.
Juice from the lemon squirted into my eye.
Recent Examples of squirt from the Web
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In May, a gang squirted a noxious chemical on people seated in a van during a robbery in south-east London.
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The spinning ball squirted right to Aranguiz by the far post, but his attempt to whip in a volley was mis-hit and failed to trouble Patricio.
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Hailed as a miracle remedy, the drug is squirted into the nose or injected into a muscle.
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Internet clickbait promotes mental tooth decay, squirting synthetic controversy out of a can of Reddi-wip, but an article by Eileen Jones on January 9 went out of its way to swirl it on extra thick.
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Watch him get caught napping here early in the third quarter, standing around ball-watching as Kevin Love, his man, squirts free to the corner for an open 3.
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Nerissa yanked plastic gloves onto wet hands, and squirted a volcano of Drano into her sweaty hair.
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Nagbe set up the first goal, in the 52nd minute, by squirting through Trinidad’s packed midfield and sending the ball to Clint Dempsey at the top of the penalty area.
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To test this, the researchers challenged all the participants’ immune systems by squirting rhinovirus—the virus behind the common cold—into their noses.
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Origin and Etymology of squirt
Middle English; akin to Low German swirtjen to squirt
squirt
Definition of squirt
Examples of squirt in a Sentence
an annoying little squirt who kept pestering me
Listen squirt, I'm in charge here.
She started playing guitar when she was just a little squirt.
Recent Examples of squirt from the Web
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A heavy squirt of chipotle mayonnaise and, of course, the torta bread, toasted to a nice crunch by a repurposed pizza oven.
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If the food smells or looks bad or the container squirts or foams when opened, throw it out immediately and use bleach to wipe up any spills.
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When a fish gets hit with a squirt of cyanide solution, its liver immediately begins trying to neutralize and remove the compound.
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Goats, dairy sheep and barn cats mostly look out for themselves, requiring little more than hay in winter and a regular squirt in the mouth of deworming paste.
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Sea squirts also give us a very useful illustration of the vertebrates’ closest invertebrate relatives.
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First Known Use of squirt
15th century
SQUIRT Defined for English Language Learners
squirt
playDefinition of squirt for English Language Learners
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: to suddenly force (a liquid) out through a small opening
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of a liquid : to suddenly be forced out through a small opening
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: to make (someone or something) wet with a stream of liquid
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Definition of squirt for English Language Learners
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: a small amount of liquid that is produced by squeezing or squirting something
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: an annoying person who is small and usually young
SQUIRT Defined for Kids
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