Squirt (Verb)
Meaning 1
Wet with a spurt of liquid; "spurt the wall with water".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- She playfully squirt some water from her water gun on her brother's face.
- The malfunctioning faucet began to squirt water all over the counter.
- The child accidentally squirt juice from the ketchup bottle onto the table.
- The pressure caused the hose to squirt water in all directions, soaking everyone nearby.
- As the seal gave way, the pipe started to squirt out a small stream of hot steam.
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Meaning 2
Cause to come out in a squirt; "the boy squirted water at his little sister".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The barista squirted a dollop of whipped cream on top of the latte.
- She squirted a stream of juice directly into the soup.
- The mischievous child squirted toothpaste all over the sink.
- He carefully squeezed the bottle to squirt the glue onto the small area.
- The toy gun was designed to squirt water at unsuspecting targets.