squirt
To be thrown out, or ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orificeTo be thrown out, or ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice.
» Was Tom the one who gave you this squirt gun?
Это Том тебе дал этот водяной пистолет? — odexed
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
8 senses(intransitive)To be thrown out, or ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice.
The toothpaste squirted from the tube.
1865, Sabine Baring-Gould, The Book of Werewolves, 2008, Forgotten Books, page 121, His servants would stab a child in the jugular vein, and let the blood squirt over him.
(transitive)To cause to be ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice.
spritzen
бры́згатьbrýzgatʹ
(broadly, transitive)To emit, eject, or excrete (something).
(transitive)To hit with a rapid stream of liquid.
wet with a spurt of liquid
(intransitive, slang, vulgar)To ejaculate.
To forcefully maneuver against the current so that the end of a kayak is forced nearly vertical.
(Internet, transitive)To 3D print (a firearm, or a part thereof).
(figuratively, obsolete, transitive)To throw out or utter words rapidly; to prate.
Examples
16 sentencesWas Tom the one who gave you this squirt gun?
ruЭто Том тебе дал этот водяной пистолет? — odexed
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. — Selena777
deIch beschieße die Kaninchen in meinem Garten mit einer Wasserpistole, um sie von meinem Gemüse fernzuhalten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Yoko squirted all over my face.
Shit was squirting out of his ass.
deAus seinem Arsch sprühte Scheiße. — Yorwba
Translations
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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
squirts, squirting, squirted, squirtedSynonyms
4 synonyms- wet with a spurt of liquid:spurt
- cause to come out in a squirt:force outsqueeze outeject
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.