spurt

1. 1.

   the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)

   Synonymsjetsquirtspirt

   Broaderdischarge

   Narrowersprayspritz

Other forms of spurt

plural

spurts·

past tense

spurted·

present participle

spurting·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about spurt

What does spurt mean?

spurt means "gush forth in a sudden stream or jet". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in spurt?

spurt has 1 syllable: spurt. In IPA it is /ˈspɝt/.

What is another word for spurt?

Close synonyms include spirt, gush, spout, forge, spirt. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is spurt a common word?

spurt is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.