SQUIRT


Meaning of SQUIRT in English

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.