Spirt vs. Spurt — What's the Difference?

Variant of spurt.

A sudden forcible gush or jet.

Archaic spelling of spurt

A sudden short burst, as of energy, activity, or growth.

Archaic spelling of spurt

To gush forth suddenly in a jet.

Same as Spurt.

To make a brief intense effort or show a sudden increase in activity or speed.

The occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)

To force out in a sudden jet.

Gush forth in a sudden stream or jet;

(transitive) To cause to gush out suddenly or violently in a stream or jet.

Move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy

(intransitive) To rush from a confined place in a small stream or jet.

(intransitive) To make a strong effort for a short period of time.

A brief gush, as of liquid spurting from an orifice or a cut/wound.

(slang) Ejaculation of semen.

(obsolete) A shoot; a bud.

A moment, a short period of time.

A sudden brief burst of, or increase in, speed, effort, activity, emotion or development.

The act of spurting, or something spurted

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.

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.

To make a sudden and violent exertion, as in an emergency.

A sudden or violent ejection or gushing of a liquid, as of water from a tube, orifice, or other confined place, or of blood from a wound; a jet; a spirt.

A shoot; a bud.

A sudden outbreak; as, a spurt of jealousy.

A sudden and energetic effort, as in an emergency; an increased exertion for a brief space.

The occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)

Gush forth in a sudden stream or jet;

Move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy