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  • 11Spurt — Spurt, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Spurted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spurting}.] To make a sudden and violent exertion, as in an emergency. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 12Spurt — (sp[^u]rt), v. i. [Written also spirt, and originally the same word as sprit; OE. sprutten to sprout, AS. spryttan. See {Sprit}, v. i., {Sprout}, v. i.] To gush or issue suddenly or violently out in a stream, as liquor from a cask; to rush from a …

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  • 13Spurt — may refer to:* Secretory protein in upper respiratory tracts, a gene encoding a secretory protein * Strength spurt, the increase of muscle mass and physical strength that occurs during puberty …

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  • 14spurt — [n] burst of activity access, commotion, discharge, eruption, explosion, fit, jet, outburst, rush, spate, spritz, squirt, stream, surge; concepts 1,119,179 Ant. continuity spurt [v] erupt burst, emerge, flow, flow out, gush, issue, jet, ooze,… …

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  • 15spurt — sb., en, er, erne, i sms. spurt , fx spurtopgør, spurtstærk …

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  • 16spurt — index acceleration, dispatch (promptness), emit, outburst, outflow, outpour, race Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …

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  • 17spurt — is the dominant spelling for the noun and verb to do with gushing and sudden increase of effort, not the archaic form spirt …

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  • 18spurt — ► VERB 1) gush out or cause to gush out in a sudden stream. 2) move with a sudden burst of speed. ► NOUN 1) a sudden gushing stream. 2) a sudden burst of activity or speed. ORIGIN of unknown origin …

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  • 19spurt — [spʉrt] vt. [prob. altered by metathesis < ME sprutten, to sprout, spring forth < OE spryttan < base of sprutan: see SPROUT] to expel suddenly in a stream or gushing flow; squirt; jet vi. 1. to gush forth in a stream or jet 2. to show a… …

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  • 20spurt — [[t]spɜ͟ː(r)t[/t]] spurts, spurting, spurted 1) V ERG When liquid or fire spurts from somewhere, it comes out quickly in a thin, powerful stream. [V n] They spurted blood all over me. I nearly passed out... [V n] He hit her on the head, causing… …

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