I. ˈskwər]t, -wə̄], -wəi], usu ]d.+V verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English squirten, swirten; akin to Low German swirtjen to squirt
intransitive verb
1. : to eject liquid in a thin spurt
2. : to dart suddenly or quickly : move briskly
3. : to come forth in a sudden rapid stream from a narrow orifice : spurt
transitive verb
1. : to drive, eject, or inject in a fluid or gaseous stream
squirted carbonated water into a glass — Erle Stanley Gardner
2. : to sprinkle, spatter, splash, or soak by squirting : force a stream of liquid upon
load the hose attachment with soap powder and squirt your dirty car — New Yorker
3. : to cause to squirt a liquid, fluid, or gaseous substance
merrily squirting his seltzer bottle — Springfield (Massachusetts) Union
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, diarrhea, from squirten to squirt
1. dialect : diarrhea — usually used in plural and with the
2.
a. : an instrument (as a syringe) for squirting a liquid
b.
(1) : a small quick stream : jet , spurt
took the pipe from his mouth and sent a brown squirt of juice softly into the pebbles — John Hermann
(2) : molten metal that is forced through an interstice in an improperly tightened line of matrices at the moment of casting in a slugcasting machine ; also : an instance of such forcing through of metal
c. : the action or an instance of squirting
3.
a. : an especially young or small upstart or impudent person given to meddling beyond his competence or concern
this young squirt is going too far — S.H.Holbrook
b. : a young child or youth : kid
giving him nickels to buy lemon ice when he was a squirt — Bernard Malamud