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# spurt

«spurt» in Mova's school dictionary: **for a liquid to shoot out suddenly and fast in a stream…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (spurt, spurts, spurted, spurting); noun (a spurt, spurts)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To spurt is for a liquid to shoot out suddenly and fast in a stream, like water from a burst pipe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spurt/#m1)

2) A spurt is a sudden short burst of speed, energy or effort. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spurt/#m2)

3) A spurt is also a short gush of liquid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spurt/#m3)

4) A growth spurt is a time when a child grows taller very quickly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spurt/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In science, pressure makes liquids spurt out of small holes. In sport and PE, a spurt of speed helps win a race. In health lessons, children learn about growth spurts. In first aid, blood that spurts from a cut is serious: press hard and get help fast. Phrases: «growth spurt», «in spurts», «a spurt of energy».

### examples

- Water spurted out of the broken pipe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spurt/#x1)
- Juice spurted out when I squeezed the orange. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spurt/#x2)
- She put on a spurt and won the race. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spurt/#x3)
- He had a growth spurt and needs new trousers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spurt/#x4)
- I work in spurts, then take a break. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spurt/#x5)
- Blood was spurting from the cut, so we called for help. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spurt/#x6)
- The fountain spurted water high into the air. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spurt/#x7)
- The puppy had a sudden spurt of energy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spurt/#x8)
- The blood spurted out freely, and she fell to the ground as if she was dead. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spurt/#x9)

### note

Past form: spurted. Countable noun: a spurt, spurts. Do not confuse with «squirt», which is similar but often smaller and on purpose, like squirting a water pistol. First aid: spurting blood means a serious wound; press on it and call emergency help.

### In the corpora

- [Growth spurts come at different ages, so children of the same age can be very different heights.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/211-growing-seeing-and-hearing/6/)
- [Bodies are all different: children grow at their own pace, and growth spurts come at different ages.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/290-first-aid-water-and-growing-up/11/)
- [Everyone grows at their own pace, and growth spurts come at different ages.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/290-first-aid-water-and-growing-up/21/)
- [Everyone grows at their own pace, and growth spurts come at different ages.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/318-water-cuts-bruises-bumps-burns-growing-and-seeing/17/)
- [The big growth spurt of puberty can come years earlier for one child than another, and many late bloomers catch up.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/70-the-kid-who-is-always-on-the-bench/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «spurt» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spurt/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.