1. The occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
   "A spurt of water from the broken pipe soaked his shoes";
   - jet, squirt, spirt [archaic]

1. Eject or flow forcefully in a stream
   "Blood spurted from the wound";
   - spirt [archaic], gush, spout
    
2. Wet with a spurt of liquid
   "spurt the wall with water";
   - squirt
    
3. Move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy
   "The startup spurted to success";
   - forge, spirt [archaic]

Derived forms: spurts, spurting, spurted

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

Encyclopedia: Spurt