spurt
Brief forceful flow
A spurt is a sudden burst or gush—of liquid, energy, or activity.
Water spurts from a broken pipe.
A runner spurts ahead in a final burst of speed.
Growth spurts are periods of rapid development: He grew three inches in a spurt.
To spurt is to gush or surge: Blood spurted from the wound.
Also spelled spirt.
Forced liquid jet
- jetForced fluid stream
- sprayDispersed liquid droplets
- spoutProjecting pouring tube
- gushFlow out forcefully
stream · fountain · splash · shoot · burst · flow · spatter · shower
Quick sudden movement
- waveOscillating motion through medium
- upsurgeRapid marked increase
- outburstSudden emotional release
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
torrent · outpouring · swell · influx · deluge · upswing · escalation · flurry
Discharge or capture
- sproutNew plant emergence
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
- flourishTo grow vigorously
- germinateBegin plant development
bud · spring · develop · accelerate · advance · boom · expansion · leap
squirt
Forced liquid jet
gush · stream · fountain · splash · shoot · burst · flow · spatter · shower · sprinkle
rush
Quick sudden movement
flood · torrent · outpouring · swell · influx · deluge · upswing · escalation · flurry · burst
shoot
Discharge or capture
germinate · bud · spring · develop · accelerate · advance · boom · expansion · leap · jump
flash
Brief burst of light
burst · fit · streak · interval · episode · moment · phase · stretch · blip · flicker
push
Force something away
rally · acceleration · exertion · hustle · burst · sprint · homestretch · charge · thrust