squirter

squirt

S0687300 (skwûrt)v. squirt·ed, squirt·ing, squirts v.intr.1. To flow from a narrow opening in a thin forceful stream or jet; spurt.2. To issue in a thick flow: A dab of toothpaste squirted from the tube.3. To eject liquid in a forceful stream or thick flow: squeezed the lemon till it squirted.4. To move in a sudden dart or burst: "The pigeon squirted out of the old man's hand into the cage" (E. Annie Proulx).v.tr.1. To eject (liquid) forcibly in a thin stream from a narrow opening.2. To squeeze out or extrude in a thick flow: squirted a bead of caulk into the crack.3. To wet with a spurt of liquid.n.1. The act of squirting.2. An instrument, such as a syringe, used for squirting.3. A squirted jet of liquid.4. Slang a. A small or young person.b. An insignificant or contemptible person.

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[Middle English squirten, possibly of Middle Dutch or Middle Low German origin; akin to Low German swirtjen.]

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squirt′er n.

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Noun

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squirter - plaything consisting of a toy pistol that squirts watersquirt gun, water gun, water pistolplaything, toy - an artifact designed to be played with

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