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Squirts

An instrument from which a liquid is forcefully ejected in a small, quick stream.

📖 Definitions of "Squirts"

noun
  1. 1

    An instrument from which a liquid is forcefully ejected in a small, quick stream.

  2. 2

    A small, quick stream; a jet.

  3. 3

    (hydrodynamics) The whole system of flow in the vicinity of a source.

  4. 4

    A burst of noise.

verb
  1. 1

    (of a liquid) To be thrown out, or ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice.

    "The toothpaste squirted from the tube."

  2. 2

    (of a liquid) To cause to be ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice.

  3. 3

    To hit with a rapid stream of liquid.

  4. 4

    To throw out or utter words rapidly; to prate.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Squirts"

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spurtnounA sudden brief burst of, or increase in, speed, effort, activity, emotion or development.
pip-squeaknoun(informal, somewhat derogatory) A small and insignificant person.
spirtnounArchaic spelling of spurt. [(transitive) To cause to gush out suddenly or violently in a stream or jet.]
squeeze outverb(transitive) (sports) To force (a competitor) out of one of a limited number of winning positions by taking over that position or a higher one.
force outverbTo cause something to be ejected
ejectverb(transitive) To throw out or remove forcefully.
jetnoun(aviation) A type of airplane using jet engines rather than propellers.
small frynoun(idiomatic) One or more relatively small and insignificant individuals or things of relatively little consequence, importance, or value.
needlesnounA city in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
runsnoun(slang, often with "the") Diarrhea/diarrhoea.
sinksverb(heading, physical) To move or be moved into something.
spurtsnounA sudden brief burst of, or increase in, speed, effort, activity, emotion or development.
stalknounThe stem or main axis of a plant.
syringesnounA device consisting of a hypodermic needle, a chamber for containing liquids, and a piston for applying pressure (to inject) or reducing pressure (to draw); a hypodermic syringe.
timesnoun(informal, arithmetic) To multiply.
spraysnounA fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid.
dabsnounA soft tap or blow; a blow or peck from a bird's beak; an aimed blow.
loofanounAlternative form of loofah. [Any of several tropical vines of the genus Luffa, having almost cylindrical fruit with a spongy, fibrous interior; the dishcloth gourd.]
spritznounA sprinkling or spray of liquid; a small amount of liquid.
flushesnounA group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees, etc.

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