squirt

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.

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.

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