| squirt May 26th 2013, 00:03 | | | | Line 65: | Line 65: | | | #*: His servants would stab a child in the jugular vein, and let the blood '''squirt''' over him. | | #*: His servants would stab a child in the jugular vein, and let the blood '''squirt''' over him. | | | # {{transitive|of a liquid}} To cause to be ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow [[orifice]]. | | # {{transitive|of a liquid}} To cause to be ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow [[orifice]]. | | | + | #* Sir Walter Scott | | | + | #*: The hard-featured miscreant coolly rolled his tobacco in his cheek, and '''squirted''' the juice into the fire grate. | | | #* '''1985''', The Living Australia, ''Dangerous Australians: The Complete Guide to Australia′s Most Deadly Creatures'', 2002, Murdoch Books, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=_w5lo2j4zBQC&pg=PA88&lpg=PA88&dq=%22squirt%22|%22squirts%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=As5-xJiOJ7&sig=0YP2kjUX8OBlj8oyjfaNkYw6Wa4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3ytjUNSUAY3jmAXWwoDgCQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22squirt%22|%22squirts%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 88], | | #* '''1985''', The Living Australia, ''Dangerous Australians: The Complete Guide to Australia′s Most Deadly Creatures'', 2002, Murdoch Books, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=_w5lo2j4zBQC&pg=PA88&lpg=PA88&dq=%22squirt%22|%22squirts%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=As5-xJiOJ7&sig=0YP2kjUX8OBlj8oyjfaNkYw6Wa4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3ytjUNSUAY3jmAXWwoDgCQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22squirt%22|%22squirts%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 88], | | | #*: It can '''squirt''' this poison in jets up to a distance of one metre and usually aims at the eyes of its victim. | | #*: It can '''squirt''' this poison in jets up to a distance of one metre and usually aims at the eyes of its victim. |
Latest revision as of 00:03, 26 May 2013 English [edit] Wikipedia Etymology [edit] Pronunciation [edit] squirt (plural squirts) - An instrument from which a liquid is forcefully ejected in a small, quick stream.
- A small, quick stream; a jet.
- 2007, Peter Elst, Sas Jacobs, Object-Oriented ActionScript 3.0, page 9,
- Chances are you′ll get a squirt of citrus juice in your eye.
- (slang) An annoyingly pretentious person; a whippersnapper. [From 1839.]
- 1946, Robert Penn Warren, All the King′s Men, 2005, page 606,
- He was still there when I came up, a squirt with his hat over one eye and a camera hung round his neck and a grin on his squirt face. I thought maybe I had seen him around town, but maybe not, the squirts look so much alike when they grind them out of journalism school.
- (UK, US, Australia, slang) A small child.
- Hey squirt! Where you been?
- 1986, Alethea Helbig, Agnes Perkins, Cutlass Island, entry in Dictionary of American Children′s Fiction, 1960-1984: Recent Books of Recognized Merit, page 137,
- Hurd returns with Mal, Mr. Eph, and Gumbo, the "town squirt" of twelve, and the boys′ activities come out.
- 2010, Karen Witemeyer, A Tailor-Made Bride, Bethany House Publishers, US, page 66,
- How the child managed to converse and fold at the same time was a marvel, yet the shirt lay in a tidy rectangle by the time she came up for air.
- "Thanks, squirt." He winked at her and she giggled.
- (slang) Female ejaculate
Synonyms [edit] - (instrument that forcefully ejects liquid):
- (small, quick stream):
- (annoyingly pretentious person):
- (small child):
Derived terms [edit] Translations [edit] small, quick stream; a jet squirt (third-person singular simple present squirts, present participle squirting, simple past and past participle squirted) - (intransitive, of a liquid) To be thrown out, or ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice.
- 1865, Sabine Baring-Gould, The Book of Werewolves, 2008, Forgotten Books, page 121,
- His servants would stab a child in the jugular vein, and let the blood squirt over him.
- (transitive, of a liquid) To cause to be ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice.
- Sir Walter Scott
- The hard-featured miscreant coolly rolled his tobacco in his cheek, and squirted the juice into the fire grate.
- 1985, The Living Australia, Dangerous Australians: The Complete Guide to Australia′s Most Deadly Creatures, 2002, Murdoch Books, page 88,
- It can squirt this poison in jets up to a distance of one metre and usually aims at the eyes of its victim.
- 2005, Lisa Heard, NancyRayhorn, 8: Pediatric Sedation, Jan Odom-Forren, Donna Watson, Practical Guide To Moderate Sedation/Analgesia, 2nd Edition, page 171,
- When administering the medication, the RN should place the syringe tip along the side of the mouth and slowly squirt the medicine toward the buccal vestibule, not toward the throat.
- 2011, James Balch, Mark Stengler, Prescription for Natural Cures, unnumbered page,
- Use a dropper and squirt the desired amount in the side of the child′s mouth.
- (transitive) To hit with a rapid stream of liquid.
- 2010, Christy Isbell, Mighty Fine Motor Fun: Fine Motor Activities for Young Children, page 81,
- Ask the child to squirt the target with water.
- (transitive, figuratively) To throw out or utter words rapidly; to prate.
- (intransitive, slang, vulgar, of a female) To ejaculate.
- 2010, Sonia Borg, Oral Sex She′ll Never Forget, page 9,
- Women who squirt rhapsodize about the experience, reporting that it elicits feelings of empowerment and a deeper connection to their own bodies.
Synonyms [edit] - (to be ejected in a rapid stream):
- (to cause to be ejected in a rapid stream):
- (to eject a rapid stream at):
- (to speak rapidly):
- ((of a female) to ejaculate):
Related terms [edit] Translations [edit] to be ejected, in a rapid stream to cause to be ejected, in a rapid stream to throw out or utter words rapidly - The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.
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