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spirt

/spɜrt/
noun
  1. A sudden stream or jet of liquid; a spurt.
    • With a spirt of oil, the engine started smoking.
    • A spirt of ketchup landed on his shirt.
    • The fountain sent a spirt of water into the air.
Synonyms
jet
verb
  1. To gush or shoot out in a sudden stream; to spurt.
    • Lava spirted from the crack in the volcano's side.
    • Juice spirted out of the orange when she squeezed it too hard.
    • Water spirted from the broken pipe in the basement.
Synonyms
gushspurt
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