SQUIRT


Meaning of SQUIRT in English

v. & n.

--v.

1. tr. eject (liquid or powder) in a jet as from a syringe.

2 intr. (of liquid or powder) be discharged in this way.

3 tr. splash with liquid or powder ejected by squirting.

--n.

1. a a jet of water etc. b a small quantity produced by squirting.

2 a a syringe. b (in full squirt-gun) a kind of toy syringe.

3 colloq. an insignificant but presumptuous person.

Derivatives:

squirter n.

Etymology: ME, imit.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.