as in to pour
to flow out in great quantities or with force
water squirting out of the faucet
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as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
I am fond of the little squirt, I'll admit
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Recent Examples of squirt
Taijing Wu and Ken Moritsugu, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Very Delta, Work’s podcast and YouTube show, is a reliable treasure trove of meme-worthy moments, including but not limited to: Delta Work imitating a Subway worker squirting out mayo and Delta Work unearthing the nuances of iced tea.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2024
Julia Mitchem, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
Tanning nasal sprays have entered the illicit tanning market as a way to get a sunless tan by inhaling a squirt of the product through your nose.
—Marisa Garshick, Verywell Health, 30 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Lawmakers from the other side shoved them and the chairs back and squirted or flung water at them from plastic bottles.
—Taijing Wu and Ken Moritsugu, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Very Delta, Work’s podcast and YouTube show, is a reliable treasure trove of meme-worthy moments, including but not limited to: Delta Work imitating a Subway worker squirting out mayo and Delta Work unearthing the nuances of iced tea.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2024
Noun
One of the quickest and easiest ways to clean your disposal is to run warm water, squirt dish soap into the drain, and turn on the garbage disposal.
—Julia Mitchem, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
Tanning nasal sprays have entered the illicit tanning market as a way to get a sunless tan by inhaling a squirt of the product through your nose.
—Marisa Garshick, Verywell Health, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squirt
Verb
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Musk poured money into the group during the 2024 elections, as part of his efforts to support the candidacy of Donald Trump and other Republicans running for office.—
Jack Birle,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
18 Feb. 2025
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Place the whole or chopped vegetables into a jar and pour in the brine.—
Cody Godwin,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Nevada takes a crack at it Record high egg prices prompted Nevada lawmakers to unanimously back suspending their cage-free egg law Denver Public Schools sues Trump administration to block immigration raids at schools A Navy jet crashed off the coast of San Diego.—
The Denver Post,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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Other factors that Homendy mentioned were that the regional jet pilots appear to have received a warning from an onboard collision avoidance system.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Scammers — with access to kids’ names and school information — are tricking parents into paying for bogus SAT and ACT prep materials.—
Jan Diaz,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Vaccinating infants and young children is widely recommended as a way to prevent kids from being exposed to life-threatening diseases like measles and to protect other children in school.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2025
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For Paramount+ Essential subscribers, episodes will be available to stream the day after the episode airs.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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The movie’s singalong version will also be available to stream on the same day along with a collection of bonus content.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Their adult children wept on the witness stand and spoke of their devastation.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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The second is teaching children about consent and what healthy relationships look like.—
A.S. King,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Harris has four straight years of 17 starts and 1,000 rushing yards to open his career.—
Vic Tafur,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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As gunshots rained down and throngs of terrified parade-goers ran in all directions, Dr. David Baum rushed to render aid.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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The zoo shared a clip of the cubs emerging from their private den with their mother Shala.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2025
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The zoo said they cannot be released back into the wild because cubs need at least two years with their mother to learn survival skills.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Squirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squirt. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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