squirt
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
squirts;
squirted;
squirting
squirts;
squirted;
squirting
Britannica Dictionary definition of SQUIRT
1
a
[+ object]
:
to suddenly force (a liquid) out through a small opening
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He squirted some oil on the door hinge.
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She squirted ketchup all over her fries.
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Some snakes can squirt venom from their mouths.
b
[no object]
of a liquid
:
to suddenly be forced out through a small opening
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Water squirted out from/of a hole in the pipe.
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Juice from the lemon squirted into my eye.
2
[+ object]
:
to make (someone or something) wet with a stream of liquid
— often + with
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My brother squirted me with the hose. [=made me wet with water from the hose]
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He squirted the door hinge with oil.
2
squirt
/ˈskwɚt/
noun
plural
squirts
2
squirt
/ˈskwɚt/
noun
plural
squirts
Britannica Dictionary definition of SQUIRT
[count]
1
:
a small amount of liquid that is produced by squeezing or squirting something
— often + of
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He added a squirt of lemon (juice) to the fish.
2
informal
a
:
an annoying person who is small and usually young
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an annoying little squirt who kept pestering me
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Listen squirt, I'm in charge here.
