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squirt

SaySKWURT/skwɝt/UK/skwɜːt/

Verbsquirts, squirting, squirted

Noun pluralsquirts

16 meanings of squirt

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  1. 1
    verbtransitive
    To push a liquid out of a small hole so it shoots out fast.

    Can you squirt some ketchup on my fries?

    She squirted water from the bottle into the dog's bowl.

    Similarsqueeze, spray, inject

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  2. 2
    shoot out (liquid)verbintransitive
    For a liquid, to shoot out fast from a small hole.

    Be careful, or the juice will squirt into your eyes.

    Water squirted out of a hole in the garden hose.

    Similarspurt, spray, jet, spout

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  3. 3
    nouncountable or uncountable
    A small, fast stream of liquid, like juice that shoots out of a lemon.

    Add a squirt of honey to your tea.

    He got a squirt of water in the face from his brother's toy.

    Similarjet, spurt, spray, stream

  4. 4
    hit with liquidverbtransitive
    To hit someone or something with a fast stream of water or another liquid.

    The kids squirt each other with water guns every summer.

    When the cat jumped on the table, I squirted her with a little water.

    Similarspray, splash, douse, drench

  5. 5
    kidnounslangAustraliaIrelandNew ZealandPhilippinescountable or uncountable
    A little kid, a young boy or girl.

    Come here, squirt, and let me tie your shoe.

    The little squirts ran around the yard while the grown-ups talked.

    Similarkid, tot, kiddo, youngster

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  6. 6
    cocky youngsternounslangcountable or uncountable
    An annoying person, often young, who acts more important than they really are.

    That little squirt thinks he can tell everyone what to do.

    The new interns are a bunch of squirts who think they know everything.

    Similarupstart, whippersnapper, pipsqueak, twerp

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  7. 7
    spray toolnouncountable or uncountable
    A tool that shoots out liquid in a small, fast stream.

    Grandpa made a squirt from an old bottle with a hole in the cap.

    The kids filled their squirts at the pool and chased each other.

    Similarsyringe

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  8. 8
    verbtransitive
    To push out or give off something, such as a substance made inside a living thing.

    Some fish squirt out thousands of eggs at once.

    When you get scared, your body squirts out a chemical that makes your heart race.

    Similarsecrete, release, emit, discharge, pump

  9. 9
    sexual releaseverbslangvulgarintransitive
    For a woman, to let fluid out of her body at the peak of sexual pleasure.

    Some women squirt, and some never do.

    She was surprised the first time she squirted.

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    sexual fluidnounslangvulgaruncountable
    The liquid a woman lets out of her body at the peak of sexual pleasure.

    Many people wonder what squirt is made of and where it comes from during sex.

    She read that squirt is nothing to be ashamed of.

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  11. 11
    peenouncolloquialcountable or uncountable
    One act of peeing, or letting urine out of your body.

    Stop the car, please, I need to take a squirt.

    He went behind a tree for a quick squirt.

    Similarpee, leak, wee

  12. 12
    burst of noisenouncountable or uncountable
    A short, sudden noise, like a crackle from a radio.

    The radio gave a squirt of static and went quiet.

    A squirt of loud music came out of the car as the door opened.

    Similarburst, blast

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Origin

It comes from the Middle English word squirten. Its origin is not certain, but the word probably imitates a sound.