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- Dictionarysquirt/skwəːt/
verb
- 1. cause (a liquid) to be ejected from a small opening in a thin, fast stream or jet: "she squirted soda into a glass"
- 2. transmit (information) in highly compressed or speeded-up form: "radio equipment could squirt a million words from one continent to another"
noun
- 1. a thin stream or small quantity of liquid squirted from something: "a squirt of perfume" Similar
- 2. a puny or insignificant person: informal "what did he see in this patronizing little squirt?" Similar
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to quickly force a liquid out of something, or of liquids to flow through a narrow opening: [ T ] Squirt lemon juice on the clams and enjoy them. [ I ] fig. The ball squirted free (= moved quickly away) and bounced out of bounds.
noun. 1. a. : an instrument (such as a syringe) for squirting a liquid. b. : a small quick stream : jet. c. : the action or an instance of squirting. 2. a. : an impudent youngster. b. : kid sense 1.
To squirt is to abruptly squeeze a liquid out of something. When you spend the day at the beach, you might squirt sunblock on your arms or squirt ketchup on the fries you bought at the snack bar. Octopuses and squid use their ability to squirt black ink to confuse their predators.
Definition of squirt verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To eject (liquid) forcibly in a thin stream from a narrow opening. 2. To squeeze out or extrude in a thick flow: squirted a bead of caulk into the crack. 3. To wet with a spurt of liquid. n. 1. The act of squirting. 2. An instrument, such as a syringe, used for squirting. 3. A squirted jet of liquid. 4. Slang. a. A small or young person. b.
A complete guide to the word "SQUIRT": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Squirt definition: to eject liquid in a jet from a narrow orifice. See examples of SQUIRT used in a sentence.
SQUIRT definition: 1. If liquid squirts, it comes out suddenly and with force, and if you squirt liquid, you make it…. Learn more.
Squirt definition: To flow from a narrow opening in a thin forceful stream or jet; spurt.
1. transitive verb/intransitive verb. If you squirt a liquid somewhere or if it squirts somewhere, the liquid comes out of a narrow opening in a thin fast stream. Norman cut open his pie and squirted tomato sauce into it. Synonyms: spurt, shoot, gush, burst More Synonyms of squirt. 2. transitive verb.
