squirt

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

squirt [squirt squirts squirted squirting] verb, noun BrE [skwɜːt] NAmE [skwɜːrt]
verb
1. 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
Syn: ↑spurt
•~ sth (+ 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.
2. transitive to hit sb/sth with a stream of water, gas, etc.
Syn: ↑spray
•~ sb/sth (with sth) The children were squirting each other with water from the hose.
•~ sth (at sb) He squirted a water pistol at me (= made the water come out of it).
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English (as a verb): imitative.

Example Bank:
•He squirted a water pistol at me.

 
noun
1. a thin, fast stream of liquid that comes out of a small opening
Syn: ↑spray
•a squirt of perfume
•a squirt of ketchup on the french fries
2. (informal, disapproving)a word used to refer to a short, young or unimportant person that you do not like or that you find annoying

Word Origin:
Middle English (as a verb): imitative.
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  jet, spurt, spirt, pip-squeak, small fry, force out, squeeze out, eject