n. 1 burst, access, effort, outbreak, spell, interval, spate, moment, instant With a sudden spurt of speed he caught up with me 2 increase, advance, acceleration, rise, improvement After a brief spurt in business in January, everything stopped
v. 3 gush, spew, squirt, jet, shoot, erupt, burst, surge The minute the plumber left, water began spurting out of the drain again