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spurt

/spɜː(r)t/
noun

  1. A brief gush, as of liquid spurting from an orifice or a cut/wound.

    "a spurt of water; a spurt of blood"

  2. Ejaculation of semen.

  3. A shoot; a bud.

Synonymsspout
verb

  1. To cause to gush out suddenly or violently in a stream or jet.

  2. To rush from a confined place in a small stream or jet.

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