noun / verb

squirt

SKWURT/skwɜːrt/

A small jet of liquid forced through an opening.

A squirt of water shoots from her wash bottle into the basin.

A woman visibly compresses a flexible wash bottle, forcing a narrow, continuous jet of water from its small nozzle into a nearby basin.

Etymology

squirtMiddle Englishspit water from the mouth

Middle English squirten described spitting water from the mouth; the meaning broadened to forcing liquid out in a sudden jet. Its deeper origin is uncertain, though probably imitative.

In context

Nat Geo Animals67:30

It fires its own version of pepper spray. Thin blood vessels around the eyes rupture under pressure, and squirt blood out at the attacker.

Freakiest Animals Across the Globe | MEGA EPISODE | Nat Geo Animals

More examples

Add a squirt of mustard to the sandwich.
He squirts dish soap onto the sponge.
Water squirted from a tiny hole in the hose.

Forms

squirt · squirts · squirted · squirting

Similar words

jet: Often describes a stronger or more continuous narrow stream.
spurt: Emphasizes a sudden, brief burst rather than a narrow stream.