squirt
An instrument from which a liquid is forcefully ejected in a small, quick streamAn instrument from which a liquid is forcefully ejected in a small, quick stream.
» Was Tom the one who gave you this squirt gun?
Это Том тебе дал этот водяной пистолет?
Meaning
9 senses(countable, uncountable)An instrument from which a liquid is forcefully ejected in a small, quick stream.
Spritze
(countable, uncountable)A small, quick stream; a jet.
a squirt of body lotion
Spritzer, Strahl
someone who is small and insignificant
(countable, uncountable)The whole system of flow in the vicinity of a source.
(countable, uncountable)A burst of noise.
(countable, slang, uncountable)An annoyingly pretentious person; a whippersnapper.
(Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Philippines, UK, US, countable, slang, uncountable)A small child.
Hey squirt! Where you been?
Knirps, Zwerg, Wicht
(slang, uncountable, vulgar)Female ejaculate.
(countable, informal, uncountable)An act of urination.
Excuse me, I need to take a squirt.
(countable, uncountable)A maneuver in which a kayak is forced into a nearly vertical position.
Examples
16 sentencesWas Tom the one who gave you this squirt gun?
ruЭто Том тебе дал этот водяной пистолет?
Tom picked up the bottle of shampoo and squirted some in his hand.
I shoot the rabbits in my garden with a squirt gun to keep them away from the vegetables.
ruЯ стреляю в кроликов в моём саду из водяного пистолета, чтобы они держались подальше от посадок.
deIch beschieße die Kaninchen in meinem Garten mit einer Wasserpistole, um sie von meinem Gemüse fernzuhalten.
Yoko squirted all over my face.
Shit was squirting out of his ass.
deAus seinem Arsch sprühte Scheiße.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English squirten, squyrten, of uncertain origin; probably onomatopoeic. Akin tFrom Middle English squirten, squyrten, of uncertain origin; probably onomatopoeic. Akin to swirl. Compare Low German swirtjen (“to squirt”) and Swedish water onomatopoeias skvala, skvalp, skvimpa, and skvätta; Icelandic skvetta; and Norwegian skvette.
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Forms
plural: squirtsSynonyms
6 synonyms- the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid):jetspurtspirt
- someone who is small and insignificant:pip-squeaksmall fry
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable