squirter

squirt

 (skwûrt)

v. squirt·ed, squirt·ing, squirts

v.intr.

1. To flow from a narrow opening in a thin forceful stream or jet; spurt.

2. To issue in a thick flow: A dab of toothpaste squirted from the tube.

3. To eject liquid in a forceful stream or thick flow: squeezed the lemon till it squirted.

4. To move in a sudden dart or burst: "The pigeon squirted out of the old man's hand into the cage" (E. Annie Proulx).

v.tr.

1. To eject (liquid) forcibly in a thin stream from a narrow opening.

2. To squeeze out or extrude in a thick flow: squirted a bead of caulk into the crack.

3. To wet with a spurt of liquid.

n.

1. The act of squirting.

2. An instrument, such as a syringe, used for squirting.

3. A squirted jet of liquid.

4. Slang

a. A small or young person.

b. An insignificant or contemptible person.

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[Middle English squirten, possibly of Middle Dutch or Middle Low German origin; akin to Low German swirtjen.]

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squirt′er n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

squirter - plaything consisting of a toy pistol that squirts water squirt gun, water gun, water pistol plaything, toy - an artifact designed to be played with

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Translations

squirter

[ˈskwɜːtəʳ] N → atomizador m

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