spurt
IPA: spˈɝt
noun
- A brief gush, as of liquid spurting from an orifice or a cut/wound.
- (slang) Ejaculation of semen.
- (obsolete) A shoot; a bud.
- A moment, a short period of time.
- A sudden brief burst of, or increase in, speed, effort, activity, emotion or development.
- The act of spurting, or something spurted
verb
- (transitive) To cause to gush out suddenly or violently in a stream or jet.
- (intransitive) To rush from a confined place in a small stream or jet.
- (intransitive) To make a strong effort for a short period of time.
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Examples of "spurt" in Sentences
- That caused the final spurt.
- The strongest growth spurt was in the 1960s.
- In the beginning, it shows the ejaculation spurt.
- The army then experienced another spurt in growth.
- The blood would spurt and the crowd would go wild.
- This is probably the explanation for the growth spurt.
- It saw a spurt in the membership and further strengthening itself.
- For most men the first spurt occurs during the second contraction.
- The sudden spurt in ornithology was also due in part to colonialization.
- The greatest amount of GH is produced during the adolescent growth spurt.
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