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squirt

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of squirt

to flow out in great quantities or with force
  • water squirting out of the faucet
Synonyms of squirt

gush, jet, pour, rush, spew, spout, spurt, swoosh
Words Related to squirt

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 of squirt

spatter, sprinkle

bleed, exude, leak, ooze, percolate, seep, strain, weep
Antonyms of squirt

dribble, drip, drop, trickle

squirt

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of squirt

1 a usually forceful stream of fluid discharged from a narrow opening
  • added a squirt of lemon juice to the baked haddock
Synonyms of squirt

jet, spout, spurt
Words Related to squirt

flush, gush, spew

spit, spray, spritz

geyser, spouter

blast, burst
2 a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
  • I am fond of the little squirt, I'll admit
Synonyms of squirt

bairn [chiefly Scottish], bambino, bud, chap [Southern & Midland], chick, child, cub, juvenile, kid, kiddie (also kiddy), kiddo, moppet, sprat, sprout, whelp, youngling, youngster, youth
Words Related to squirt

adolescent, minor

kindergartner (also kindergartener), preschooler, rug rat [slang], schoolboy, schoolchild, schoolgirl, schoolkid

babe, baby, bantling, infant, neonate, nestling, newborn, toddler, tot, tyke (also tike), weanling

brat, devil, hellion, imp, jackanapes, mischief, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, urchin, whippersnapper

cherub

preteen, preteen-ager, subteen, teen, teenager, teener, teenybopper, tween

lad, nipper, shaver, stripling, tad

bobby-soxer, hoyden, tomboy
Near Antonyms of squirt

middle-ager

ancient, elder, golden-ager, oldster, old-timer, senior, senior citizen
Antonyms of squirt

adult, grown-up

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