squirt

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) An instrument from which a liquid is forcefully ejected in a small, quick stream.
2. (countable, uncountable) A small, quick stream; a jet.
3. (countable, uncountable) The whole system of flow in the vicinity of a source.
4. (countable, uncountable) A burst of noise.
5. (countable, slang, uncountable) An annoyingly pretentious person; a whippersnapper.
6. (Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, Philippines, UK, US, countable, slang, uncountable) A small child.
7. (slang, uncountable, vulgar) Female ejaculate.
8. (countable, informal, uncountable) An act of urination.
9. (countable, uncountable) A maneuver in which a kayak is forced into a nearly vertical position.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To be thrown out, or ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice.
2. (transitive) To cause to be ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice.
3. (broadly, transitive) To emit, eject or excrete (something).
4. (transitive) To hit with a rapid stream of liquid.
5. (figuratively, obsolete, transitive) To throw out or utter words rapidly; to prate.
6. (intransitive, slang, vulgar) To ejaculate.
7. To forcefully maneuver against the current so that the end of a kayak is forced nearly vertical.

Synonyms

spurt

jet

spray

syringe

💉

spout

sprinkle

gush

eject

gush forth

squeeze out

shoot

force out

flash

zoom

play

sprinkling

stream

spirt

splash

pip-squeak

inject

small fry

dart

🎯

dabbling

blow off

gauche

gun

🔫

fresh

hypodermic syringe

inapt

clumsy

rush out

rocket plane

clownish

blowing

atomize

extrusion

expel

cheeky

outbreak

ooze

eruption

outflow

peewee

nipper

plash

maladroit

erupt

burst

barefaced

Translations

spuiten

jet

gicler

chorro

uitspuiten

spruzzare

spritzen

sproeien

schizzare

esguicho

esguichar

schizzo

zampillo

verstuiven

projeter un liquide

Pronounced as (IPA)

/skwɝt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: squirten

Cognate with Low German: swirtjen

In summary

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.