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spurt

See also: Spurt, spürt, and špurt

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Etymology 1 edit

From earlier spirt, sprit (“to sprout”), from Middle English sprytten, from Old English spryttan, from Proto-West Germanic *spruttjan, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)per- (“to strew, sow, sprinkle”).

Verb edit

spurt (third-person singular simple present spurts, present participle spurting, simple past and past participle spurted)

  1. (transitive) To cause to gush out suddenly or violently in a stream or jet.
  2. (intransitive) To rush from a confined place in a small stream or jet.
    • 1728, [Alexander Pope], “(please specify the page)”, in The Dunciad. An Heroic Poem. […], Dublin, London: […] A. Dodd, →OCLC:
      Thus the small jet, which hasty hands unlock, / Spurts in the gardener's eyes who turns the cock.
    • 1897, Bram Stoker, chapter 21, in Dracula, New York, N.Y.: Modern Library, →OCLC:
      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 them tight, and with the other seized my neck and pressed my mouth to the wound, so that I must either suffocate or swallow some to the . . . Oh, my God! My God! What have I done?
    • 1950 April, Timothy H. Cobb, “The Kenya-Uganda Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 265:
      In the floor of the valley the line passes hills of fantastic shape, like sleeping camels and inverted washbasins, and you can see the beautiful lakes Naivasha and Elementeita; at Eburru jets of steam spurt out of the ground.
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spurt (plural spurts)

  1. A brief gush, as of liquid spurting from an orifice or a cut/wound.
    a spurt of water; a spurt of blood
  2. (slang) Ejaculation of semen.
    • 2019, R.W. Clinger, Stockton County Cowboys Box Set, JMS Books LLC, →ISBN:
      "Clean all your spurt off me, man." And so I did.
  3. (obsolete) A shoot; a bud.
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Uncertain. May be derived from Etymology 1.

Noun edit

spurt (plural spurts)

  1. A moment, a short period of time.
  2. A sudden brief burst of, or increase in, speed, effort, activity, emotion or development.
    The boss's visit prompted a brief spurt of activity.
    • 1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 111:
      I seem to remember talking wanderingly to myself during that last spurt.
    • 1859, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown At Oxford:
      The long, steady sweep of the so-called "paddle" tried him almost as much as the breathless strain of the spurt.
    • 1991 April 22, Wickie Stamps, “A Lesbian Looks At The GMSMA's 10th Anniversary Celebration”, in Gay Community News, page 11:
      After a brief spurt of conviviality on our part, my partner and I quickly moved on to our priority— tracking down play parties.
  3. The act of spurting, or something spurted
    • 2015, Shelley Munro, Alexandre:
      He thrust against her and deep inside, she felt his spurt of semen. Her clit jumped in response, and Lily tumbled into an orgasm that shook her clear to her toes.
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a moment — see moment,‎ instant,‎ blink of an eye

Verb edit

spurt (third-person singular simple present spurts, present participle spurting, simple past and past participle spurted)

  1. (intransitive) To make a strong effort for a short period of time.
    The bullion market spurted on Thursday.
    The runners spurted to the last lap as if they had extracted new energy from the applauds of the audience.
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Etymology edit

From English spurt.

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  • IPA(key): /spuːrt/, [sb̥uɐ̯ˀd̥]

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spurt c (singular definite spurten, plural indefinite spurter)

  1. spurt (any sudden but not prolonged action)

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Declension of spurt
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative spurt spurten spurter spurterne
genitive spurts spurtens spurters spurternes

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spurt

  1. imperative of spurte

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Borrowing from English spurt.

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spurt m (plural spurts, diminutive spurtje n)

  1. spurt (short sudden energetic effort), especially in running or cycling

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spurt

  1. supine form of spyrja

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spurt

  1. indefinite accusative singular of spurtur

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spurt

  1. supine of spyrja

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spurt

  1. past participle of spørre

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spurt

  1. indefinite neuter singular past participle of spørja

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Etymology edit

From English spurt.

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spurt c

  1. a spurt (at the end of a speed competition in the primary sense, but also generally by extension)

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Declension of spurt 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative spurt spurten spurter spurterna
Genitive spurts spurtens spurters spurternas

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