Spurt
WordNet
noun
(1) The occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
verb
(2) Move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy
(3) Gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
"Water gushed forth"
WiktionaryText
Verb
- To gush or issue suddenly or violently out in a stream, as liquor from a cask; to rush from a confined place in a small stream or jet; to spirt.
- To throw out, as a liquid, in a stream or jet; to drive or force out with violence, as a liquid from a pipe or small orifice; as, to spurt water from the mouth.
Noun
- A brief gush, as of liquid spurting from an orifice.
- a spurt of water
- Ejaculation of semen
- Any sudden but not prolonged action.
- The boss's visit prompted a brief spurt of activity.