spurt

spurt¹ [spə:t US spə:rt] v

1.)

a)

if liquid or flames spurt from something, they come out of it quickly and suddenly

spurt from/out of

▪ Blood spurted from his nose.

▪ Flames spurted through the roof.

b) [T]

to send out liquid or flames quickly or suddenly

▪ It boiled over, spurting hot water everywhere.

2.) [I always + adverb/preposition]

to suddenly start moving more quickly, especially for a short time

▪ He suddenly spurted ahead of the others.

spurt ²

spurt² [i]n

1.) when an amount of liquid or flame suddenly comes quickly out of something

spurt of

▪ a sudden spurt of flame

in spurts

▪ The water came out of the tap in short spurts (=a small amount at a time) .

2.) a short sudden increase of activity, effort, speed, or emotion

spurt of

▪ In a sudden spurt of anger, Ellen slammed the door shut.

growth spurt

(=when a child suddenly grows quickly) in spurts

▪ We weren't consistent - we played in spurts.