I. squirt 1 /skwɜːt $ skwɜːrt/ BrE AmE verb
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: From the sound of something being squirted ]
1 . [intransitive and transitive] if you squirt liquid or if it squirts somewhere, it is forced out in a thin fast stream ⇨ spray
squirt out/from/into
Water suddenly squirted out from a hole in the pipe.
squirt something into/through something
Squirt some oil in the lock.
2 . [transitive] to hit or cover someone or something with a thin fast stream of liquid ⇨ spray
squirt somebody/something with something
Mom! Chad’s squirting me with the hose!
Some kids squirted a water pistol in her face.
II. squirt 2 BrE AmE noun [countable]
1 . a fast thin stream of liquid
squirt of
a squirt of water
2 . spoken an insulting word for a short person, especially someone who is annoying you