English Explanatory Dictionary

squirt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An instrument from which a liquid is forcefully ejected in a small, quick stream.
  2. A small, quick stream; a jet.
  3. The whole system of flow in the vicinity of a source.
  4. A burst of noise.
  5. An annoyingly pretentious person; a whippersnapper.
  6. A small child.
  7. Female ejaculate.
  8. An act of urination.
  9. A maneuver in which a kayak is forced into a nearly vertical position.
verb
  1. To be thrown out, or ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice.
  2. To cause to be ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice.
  3. To emit, eject or excrete (something).
  4. To hit with a rapid stream of liquid.
  5. To throw out or utter words rapidly; to prate.
  6. To ejaculate.
  7. To forcefully maneuver against the current so that the end of a kayak is forced nearly vertical.
  8. To 3D print (a firearm).

Pronunciation

/skwɝt/ /skwɜːt/ En-US-squirt.ogg en-au-squirt.ogg

Word forms

squirt squirts squirting squirted

Etymology

From 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.

Synonyms

ankle-biter

Derived words

sea squirt squirt bottle squirt gun squirtish squirty squizzle squirtable squirter squirting cucumber squirtingly unsquirted

Translations

Arabic: تَدَفَّقَ Arabic: بَثَقَ Arabic: اِنْدَفَعَ Bulgarian: бликам Cornish: stifa Czech: stříkat Czech: vystříknout Czech: vytrysknout Esperanto: disŝpruci Finnish: ruiskuta Finnish: purskahtaa Finnish: ruiskahtaa French: gicler Galician: cichar Galician: xiringar German: spritzen Hungarian: spriccel Irish: scaird Malay: pancut Malay: cerut Malay: cerat Māori: torotī Māori: whakatōkihikihi Māori: tarapī Portuguese: jorrar Russian: бры́згать Spanish: chorrear Turkish: fışkırmak Turkish: püskürmek Vietnamese: tuôn
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