squirt
Plural: squirts
Noun
- someone who is small and insignificant
- the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
- An instrument from which a liquid is forcefully ejected in a small, quick stream.
- A small, quick stream; a jet.
- The whole system of flow in the vicinity of a source.
- A burst of noise.
- An annoyingly pretentious person; a whippersnapper.
- A small child.
- Female ejaculate.
- An act of urination.
- A maneuver in which a kayak is forced into a nearly vertical position.
Verb
Verb Forms: squirted, squirting, squirts
- To eject liquid in a thin, swift stream.
- cause to come out in a squirt
- "the boy squirted water at his little sister"
- wet with a spurt of liquid
- To be thrown out, or ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice.
- To cause to be ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice.
- To emit, eject or excrete (something).
- To hit with a rapid stream of liquid.
- To throw out or utter words rapidly; to prate.
- To ejaculate.
- To forcefully maneuver against the current so that the end of a kayak is forced nearly vertical.
Examples
- Excuse me, I need to take a squirt.
- He’d often SQUIRT out words at random, hoping one would stick and score points.
Origin / Etymology
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.
Scrabble Score: 15
squirt: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsquirt: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
squirt: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
squirt: valid Words With Friends Word