| Front | spurt |
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| Back | spurt verb, noun BrE /spɜːt/ NAmE /spɜːrt/ verb verb forms word origin 1 [intransitive, transitive] (of liquid or flames) to burst or pour out suddenly; to produce sudden, powerful streams of liquid or flames ~ (from sth) Blood was spurting from her nose. ~ out (of/from sth) Red and yellow flames spurted out of the fire. ~ sth Her nose was spurting blood. ~ sth + adv./prep. The volcano spurted clouds of steam and ash high into the air. 2 [intransitive] + adv./prep. to increase your speed for a short time to get somewhere faster She spurted past me to get to the line first. noun word origin example bank 1 an amount of liquid or flames that comes out of somewhere with great force a great spurt of blood 2 a sudden increase in speed, effort, activity or emotion for a short period of time You'd better put on a spurt (= hurry up) if you want to finish that work today. Babies get very hungry during growth spurts. a sudden spurt of anger in ˈspurts in short periods of great activity, powerful movement, etc, rather than in a steady, continuous way The water came out of the tap in spurts. |
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