Definition of spurt

• v. i. - To gush or issue suddenly or violently out in a stream, as liquor from a cask; to rush from a confined place in a small stream or jet; to spirt.
• v. t. - To throw out, as a liquid, in a stream or jet; to drive or force out with violence, as a liquid from a pipe or small orifice; as, to spurt water from the mouth.
• n. - A sudden and energetic effort, as in an emergency; an increased exertion for a brief space.
• v. i. - To make a sudden and violent exertion, as in an emergency.