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squirt  (skwûrt)

v. squirt·ed, squirt·ing, squirts

v.intr.

1. To issue forth in a thin forceful stream or jet; spurt.

2. To eject liquid in a jet.

v.tr.

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

2. 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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squirter n.

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squirt [skwɜːt]

vb

1. to force (a liquid) or (of a liquid) to be forced out of a narrow opening

2. (tr) to cover or spatter with liquid so ejected

n

1. a jet or amount of liquid so ejected

2. the act or an instance of squirting

3. an instrument used for squirting

4. Informal

a.  a person regarded as insignificant or contemptible

b.  a short person

[of imitative origin]

squirter  n

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In air-to-air refuelling, a means of providing visual detection of a nearby aircraft. In practice this is achieved by the donor aircraft dumping fuel and/or the receiver aircraft selecting afterburners, if so equipped.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	squirt - someone who is small and insignificant pip-squeak, small fry nobody, nonentity, cypher, cipher - a person of no influence
	2.	squirt - the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid) spirt, spurt, jet outpouring, discharge, run - the pouring forth of a fluid spray - a jet of vapor spritz - a quick squirt of some liquid (usually carbonated water)
Verb	1.	squirt - cause to come out in a squirt; "the boy squirted water at his little sister" eject, force out, squeeze out spritz - eject (a liquid) quickly; "spritz water on a surface" extravasate - force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel discharge - pour forth or release; "discharge liquids"
	2.	squirt - wet with a spurt of liquid; "spurt the wall with water" wet - cause to become wet; "Wet your face" squish - put (a liquid) into a container or another place by means of a squirting action

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squirt

verb

1. spurt, shoot, gush, burst, jet, surge, erupt, spew The water squirted from its throat.

2. spray, wet, sprinkle, shower, scatter, diffuse, spatter, atomize Its linings were simply squirted with oil.

noun

1. spurt, jet, burst, gush, surge, eruption a squirt of air freshener

2. pipsqueak, twerp (Brit. informal), whippersnapper, squit (Brit. informal), nerd or nurd (Brit. informal) He was, by his own admission, `a bit of a squirt' as a kid.

Translations

squirt [skwɜːt]

A. N

1. (= jet, spray) → chorro m

2. (= child) → mequetrefe mf, chiquitajo/a m/f, escuincle mf (Mex); (= person) → farolero/a m/f, presumido/a m/f

B. VT [+ liquid] → lanzar; [+ person, car] → mojar
to squirt water at sb → lanzar un chorro de agua hacia algn

C. VI to squirt out/in → salir/entrar a chorros
the water squirted into my eyes → salió un chorro de agua que me dio en los ojos

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squirt [ˈskwɜː^rt]

n

[water] → jet m
a squirt of sth [+ perfume, soda water] → une goutte de qch

(pejorative) (= weak person) → minable mf >

vi → jaillir, gicler

vt [+ oil, water, detergent]
Squirt a little oil into the keyhole → Mets quelques gouttes d'huile dans le trou de la serrure.
squirt gun n (US) → pistolet m à eau

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squirt

n

→ Spritzer m

(= implement) → Spritze f

(pej inf: = person) → Fatzke m (inf); (small) → Pimpf m (inf)

vt liquid → spritzen; object, person → bespritzen; to squirt water at somebody, to squirt somebody with water → jdn mit Wasser bespritzen

vi → spritzen

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squirt [skwɜːt]

1. n (of water) → schizzo; (of detergent, perfume) → spruzzo

2. vt → spruzzare

3. vi → schizzare

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squirt [skwɜːt]

1. n (of water) → schizzo; (of detergent, perfume) → spruzzo

2. vt → spruzzare

3. vi → schizzare

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squirt

v squirt [skwəːt]

to (make a liquid etc) shoot out in a narrow jet The elephant squirted water over itself; Water squirted from the hose. spuit يَنْبَجِس، يَتَدَفَّق пръскам stříkat; tryskat sprøjte spritzen εκτοξεύω (π.χ. υγρό), εκτοξεύομαι (joana) pritsima فواره زدن ruiskuta, ruiskuttaa faire gicler לְהַשפּרִיץ फुहारा मारना, पिचकारी मारना štrcati, brizgati spriccel menyemprotkan sprauta(st), spÿtast schizzare ほとばしらせる (액체 등을) 분출하다 purkšti, švirkšti []šļākt; []šļākties sembur spuiten sprøyte tryskać esguichar a face să ţâşnească прыскать striekať izbrizgniti, brizgati štrcati spruta พ่นออกมาเป็นฝอย fışkır(t)mak 噴出 пускати струмінь پچکاری مارنا làm phun, bắn ra 喷出