I. in sense 1 ˈgīzə(r), Brit also ˈgāz- or ˈgēz-; in sense 2 usually ˈgēz- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Icelandic Geysir (name of a geyser in Haukadal, Iceland), literally, gusher, from geysa to rush forward, gush, from Old Norse; akin to Old Norse gjōsa to gush, Gothic giutan to pour — more at found
1. also gey·sir “ : a spring that throws forth intermittently escaping jets of heated water and steam as a result of the contact of subterranean water with rock hot enough to generate steam under conditions which prevent free circulation — see geyserite
2. Britain : an apparatus for heating water rapidly especially by injected steam (as for a bath or for washing dishes)
• gey·ser·al -zərəl adjective
• gey·ser·ic ˈ ̷ ̷zərik, (ˈ) ̷ ̷|zerik adjective
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
intransitive verb
: to spurt like a geyser or cause spurting like that of a geyser
blood geysered from the cut
the shells fell short and geysered into the water
transitive verb
: to cause (something) to spurt like a geyser
shells geysering the water