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squirt

/skwɜː(ɹ)t/
Meanings
  • Verb

    The act of forcibly expelling a liquid or other substance from a container or the body.

  • Noun

    A small jet of liquid, especially one expelled under pressure.

Pronunciation
  1. /skwɜː(ɹ)t/



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Synonyms

anklebiter
Rhymes
Words rhyming with squirt
firt , burst , first , thirst
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. Squirt (Scots) : A small quantity of a liquid or gas.

  2. Squirt (Australian slang) : To move or travel quickly.

Homophones
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  1. squirt (Scots) : A small quantity of a liquid or gas.

Variants
List of all variants of squirt that leads to same result
squirt , squirted , squirter , squirters , squirting , squirts , squirt gun , squirt guns , sea squirt , sea squirts , ascidian , ascidians , water gun , water pistol , water pistols
Forms
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squirts, squirted, squirted's, more squirt

Etymology
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Originally meant 'to shoot' or 'to squib', from the Old English 'scrytan' or 'scritan', meaning 'to shake, to agitate'.

Trivia
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  1. The longest recorded squirt gun shot was 1,187.4 feet (361.8 meters) long.

  2. The term 'squirt' has been used to describe various phenomena, such as the sound made by a whale's blowhole or the motion of a drop of water in a splash.

Related Concepts
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  1. Water gun: A toy that shoots water, often used for play.

  2. Squirt bottle: A bottle with a narrow nozzle, used to squirt liquids.

Culture
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In literature, 'squirt' has been used to describe various actions and objects. For example, in Mark Twain's 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn', Jim uses a squirt gun to defend against a group of boys. In art, 'squirt' has been depicted in various forms, such as a whale squirting water from its blowhole or a child playing with a toy water gun.

How to Memorize "squirt"

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    - Imagine a water gun squirting water. Visualize the water being expelled from the nozzle and landing on a target.

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  3. mnemonics

    - Create a sentence like 'Sam Squirts Soda' to help remember the word 'squirt'.

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