— squirter , n. — squirtingly , adv.
/skwerrt/ , v.i.
1. to eject liquid in a jet from a narrow orifice: The hose squirted all over us.
2. to eject a spurt of liquid: The lemon squirted in my eye.
v.t.
3. to cause (liquid or a viscous substance) to spurt or issue in a jet, as from a narrow orifice: Squirt the water over that way!
4. to wet or bespatter with a liquid or viscous substance so ejected: to squirt someone with a hose.
n.
5. the act of squirting.
6. a spurt or jetlike stream, as of water.
7. a small quantity of liquid or viscous substance squirted: Put a squirt of chocolate sauce on my ice cream.
8. Informal.
a. a youngster, esp. a meddlesome or impudent one.
b. a short person.
c. an insignificant, self-assertive person, esp. one who is small or young.
9. an instrument for squirting, as a syringe.
10. Usually, squirts . Dial. diarrhea.
[ 1425-75; (v.) late ME squirten, appar. var. of swirten; c. LG swirtjen in same sense; perh. akin to SWIRL; (n.) late ME sqwyrt diarrhea, deriv. of the v. ]
Syn. 6. jet, spray, stream.