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Noun: spirt  spurt
Usage: archaic (=spurt)
  1. The occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
    "A spirt of water from the broken pipe soaked his shoes";
    - jet, squirt, spurt
Verb: spirt  spurt
Usage: archaic (=spurt)
  1. Eject or flow forcefully in a stream
    "Blood spirted from the wound";
    - spurt, gush, spout
     
  2. Move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy
    "Water spirted from the broken pipe";
    - forge, spurt

Derived forms: spirting, spirts, spirted

Type of: discharge, go, locomote, move, outpouring, pour, run, travel