to make a spurt

  • 1spurt — 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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  • 2spurt — Synonyms and related words: a breath, acceleration, access, ado, advance, agitation, anabasis, ascension, ascent, belch, bit, blow out, blowout, bob up, bother, botheration, break water, bundle, burst, burst of speed, bustle, canter, cascade,&#8230; …

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  • 3Spurt — 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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  • 4spurt — 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&#8230; …

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  • 5make haste — Synonyms and related words: bolt, bundle, bustle, career, chase, crowd, dart, dash, dash off, dash on, double time, festinate, fling, get going, get moving, haste, hasten, hie, hump, hump it, hurry, hurry on, hurry through, hurry up, hurry scurry …

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  • 6spurt — spÉœrt /spɜːt n. forcible gush; sudden outburst; stream, jet, squirt; marked increase of effort for a short time v. gush out suddenly and forcibly, spout, squirt, jet, burst, surge; make an increased effort for a short period of time …

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  • 7spurt — v. & n. v. 1 (also spirt) a intr. gush out in a jet or stream. b tr. cause (liquid etc.) to do this. 2 intr. make a sudden effort. n. 1 (also spirt) a sudden gushing out, a jet. 2 a short sudden effort or increase of pace esp. in racing.&#8230; …

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  • 8shoot ahead — Synonyms and related words: bestride, bypass, cross, dart ahead, dash ahead, distance, drive, drive on, ford, forge ahead, get ahead of, go across, go ahead, go all out, go by, hold the field, hustle, leave behind, make a dash, make a spurt, make …

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  • 9Spurted — Spurt 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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  • 10Spurting — Spurt 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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