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Definition of Spurt
1. Verb. Gush forth in a sudden stream or jet. "Water gushed forth"
Specialized synonyms: Pump, Blow, Whoosh
Generic synonyms: Pour
Derivative terms: Gush, Gusher, Spirt, Spout, Spouter, Spouter
2. Noun. The occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid).
Generic synonyms: Discharge, Outpouring, Run
Specialized synonyms: Spray, Spritz
Derivative terms: Jet, Spirt, Squirt, Squirt
3. Verb. Move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy.
Definition of Spurt
1. v. i. To gush or issue suddenly or violently out in a stream, as liquor from a cask; to rush from a confined place in a small stream or jet; to spirt.
2. v. t. To throw out, as a liquid, in a stream or jet; to drive or force out with violence, as a liquid from a pipe or small orifice; as, to spurt water from the mouth.
3. n. A sudden or violent ejection or gushing of a liquid, as of water from a tube, orifice, or other confined place, or of blood from a wound; a jet; a spirt.
4. n. A sudden and energetic effort, as in an emergency; an increased exertion for a brief space.
5. v. i. To make a sudden and violent exertion, as in an emergency.
Definition of Spurt
1. Verb. (transitive) To cause to gush out suddenly or violently in a stream or jet. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To rush from a confined place in a small stream or jet. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To make a strong effort for a short period of time. ¹
4. Noun. A brief gush, as of liquid spurting from an orifice or a cut/wound. ¹
5. Noun. (slang) Ejaculation of semen ¹
6. Noun. Any sudden but not prolonged action. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spurt
1. to gush forth [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Spurt
1. A sudden and energetic effort, as in an emergency; an increased exertion for a brief space. "The long, steady sweep of the so-called "paddle" tried him almost as much as the breathless strain of the spurt." (T. Hughes) Origin: Cf. Icel. Sprette a spurt, spring, run, spretta to sprit, spring. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spurt
Literary usage of Spurt
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Educational Psychology by Edward Lee Thorndike (1921)
"spurt AFTER FATIGUE AND spurt AFTER DISTURBANCE In mental work in ordinary ...
The explanation of a 'fall-rise' sequence by spurt after disturbance or spurt ..."
2. Educational Psychology by Edward Lee Thorndike (1914)
"spurt AFTER FATIGUE AND spurt AFTER DISTURBANCE In mental work in ordinary ...
The explanation of a 'fall-rise' sequence by spurt after disturbance or spurt ..."
3. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1916)
"INITIAL spurt IN A SIMPLE MENTAL FUNCTION By J. CROSBY CHAPMAN and WILLIS J.
NOLAN, Western Reserve University In a recent ..."
4. The Grammar of Science by Karl Pearson (1900)
"Acceleration as a spurt and a Shunt We must now investigate somewhat more closely
this notion of acceleration as a proper measure of the change in velocity. ..."
5. Mental Fatigue: A Comprehensive Exposition of the Nature of Mental Fatigue by Max Offner (1911)
"spurt. Now, it is by no means always the case that, in shifting from one task to
another, our initial performance with the new task is by loss of swing ..."
6. Mental Fatigue: A Comprehensive Exposition of the Nature of Mental Fatigue by Max Offner (1911)
"spurt. Now, it is by no means always the case that, in shifting from one task to
another, our initial performance with the new task is by loss of swing ..."
7. The Grammar of Science by Karl Pearson (1900)
"Acceleration as a spurt and a Shunt We must now investigate somewhat more ...
13) quickened, or there has been what we may term a spurt in the speed. ..."
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