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spurt

UK/spɜːt/ US/spɜɹt/ uncommon obsolete slang
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)

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verb

1.

gush forth in a sudden stream or jet

  • “water gushed forth”
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2.

move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy

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Origin

From earlier spirt, sprit (“to sprout”), from Middle English sprytten, from Old English spryttan, from Proto-West Germanic *spruttjan, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)per- (“to strew, sow, sprinkle”).

Phrases

  • growth spurt

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