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1
a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity
- a spurt of economic growth for the first quarter of the year
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of spurt (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to flow out in great quantities or with force
- water spurted from the garden hose just as I was checking the nozzle
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2
to throw out or off (something from within) often violently
- the pipe suddenly cracked and began spurting water
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The first known use of spurt was in 1570
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