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  • 21spurt — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ sudden ▪ brief, little ▪ initial ▪ an initial spurt of energy ▪ final …

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  • 22spurt — spurt1 [spə:t US spə:rt] v 1.) a) if liquid or flames spurt from something, they come out of it quickly and suddenly spurt from/out of ▪ Blood spurted from his nose. ▪ Flames spurted through the roof. b) [T] to send out liquid or flames quickly… …

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  • 23spurt — I UK [spɜː(r)t] / US [spɜrt] noun [countable] Word forms spurt : singular spurt plural spurts 1) a sudden strong flow of a liquid 2) a sudden increase in something, for example speed or development Many children have a growth spurt (= a period… …

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  • 24spurt — spurt1 [ spɜrt ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive if a liquid spurts from something, it comes out in a sudden strong flow: Blood spurted from the wound. 2. ) intransitive to move somewhere or do something suddenly and quickly, using a lot of… …

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  • 25spurt — 1. verb a) To cause to gush out suddenly or violently in a stream or jet. With that he pulled open his shirt, and with his long sharp nails opened a vein in his breast. When the blood began to spurt out, he took my hands in one of his, holding… …

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  • 26spurt — I n. a growth spurt II v. (D; intr.) to spurt from (blood spurted from the wound) * * * [spɜːt] a growth spurt (D; intr.) to spurt from (blood spurted from the wound) …

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  • 27spurt — {{11}}spurt (n.) brief burst of activity, 1560s, variant of spirt brief period of time (1540s), of uncertain origin, perhaps somehow connected with SPURT (Cf. spurt) (v.). {{12}}spurt (v.) to gush out, squirt, 1570, variant of spirt, perhaps… …

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  • 28spurt — 1 verb 1 (I) if liquid or flames spurt from something they pour out of it quickly and suddenly (+ from/out of): Water began spurting from a hole in the pipe. 2 (T) to send out liquid or flames 3 (intransitive always + adv/prep) to move somewhere… …

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  • 29spurt — I. verb Etymology: perhaps akin to Middle High German spürzen to spit, Old English sprūtan to sprout more at sprout Date: 1570 intransitive verb to gush forth ; spout transitive verb to expel in a stream or jet ; squirt < the faucet …

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  • 30spurt — 1. verb water spurted from the tap Syn: squirt, shoot, jet, erupt, gush, pour, stream, pump, surge, spew, course, well, spring, burst; disgorge, discharge, emit, belch forth, expel …

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