squirt meaning

squirt as a verb

1. cause to come out in a squirt
   • the boy squirted water at his little sister

   Synonyms: force out, squeeze out, eject

   Type of: discharge

   Kinds: spritz, extravasate

   Related forms: squirter

2. wet with a spurt of liquid
   • spurt the wall with water

   Type of: wet

   Kinds: squish

   Related forms: squirter

squirt as a noun

1. someone who is small and insignificant

   Synonyms: pip-squeak, small fry

   Type of: cipher

2. the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)

   Synonyms: jet, spurt, spirt

   Type of: discharge

   Kinds: spray, spritz

squirt in a sentence

• Fred squirted Billy with the garden hose.
• Yoko squirted all over my face.
• Tome squirted some washing-up liquid in the dishwasher, but regretted it afterwards.
• Was Tom the one who gave you this squirt gun?
• Yanni squirted some resin into the windshield crack.

How to pronounce squirt

squirt is pronounced /skwɜːt/ in British English and /skwɝt/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with squirt

• hurt
• skirt
• assert
• exert
• desert
• insert
• dirt
• alert
• avert
• inert
• shirt
• pert
• blurt
• flirt
• overt
• invert
• revert
• dessert
• curt
• spurt
• advert