SPURT


Meaning of SPURT in English

I. ˈspərt verb

Etymology: perhaps akin to Middle High German spürzen to spit, Old English -sprūtan to sprout — more at sprout

Date: 1570

intransitive verb

: to gush forth : spout

transitive verb

: to expel in a stream or jet : squirt

the faucet spurt s water

II. noun

Date: 1644

: a sudden gush : jet

III. noun

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: circa 1591

1. : a short period of time : moment

2.

a. : a sudden brief burst of effort, activity, or development

a spurt of work

a growth spurt

b. : a sharp or sudden increase in business activity

IV. intransitive verb

Date: 1664

: to make a spurt

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.