squirt
verb /skwɜːt/
/skwɜːrt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they squirt | /skwɜːt/ /skwɜːrt/ |
| he / she / it squirts | /skwɜːts/ /skwɜːrts/ |
| past simple squirted | /ˈskwɜːtɪd/ /ˈskwɜːrtɪd/ |
| past participle squirted | /ˈskwɜːtɪd/ /ˈskwɜːrtɪd/ |
| -ing form squirting | /ˈskwɜːtɪŋ/ /ˈskwɜːrtɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to force liquid, gas, etc. in a thin, fast stream through a narrow opening; to be forced out of a narrow opening in this way synonym spurt
- squirt something (+ adv./prep.) The snake can squirt poison from a distance of a metre.
- I desperately squirted water on the flames.
- (+ adv./prep.) When I cut the lemon, juice squirted in my eye.
- [transitive] to hit somebody/something with a stream of water, gas, etc. synonym spray
- squirt somebody/something (with something) The children were squirting each other with water from the hose.
- squirt something (at somebody) He squirted a water pistol at me (= made the water come out of it).
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): imitative.