English Dictionary

SPIRT

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 Dictionary entry overview: What does spirt mean? 

SPIRT (noun)
  The noun SPIRT has 1 sense:

1. the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)play

  Familiarity information: SPIRT used as a noun is very rare.


SPIRT (verb)
  The verb SPIRT has 2 senses:

1. gush forth in a sudden stream or jetplay

2. move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energyplay

  Familiarity information: SPIRT used as a verb is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SPIRT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

jet; spirt; spurt; squirt

Hypernyms ("spirt" is a kind of...):

discharge; outpouring; run (the pouring forth of a fluid)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spirt"):

spray (a jet of vapor)

spritz (a quick squirt of some liquid (usually carbonated water))

Derivation:

spirt (gush forth in a sudden stream or jet)


SPIRT (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they spirt  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it spirts  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: spirted  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: spirted  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: spirting  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Gush forth in a sudden stream or jet

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

gush; spirt; spout; spurt

Context example:

water gushed forth

Hypernyms (to "spirt" is one way to...):

pour (flow in a spurt)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "spirt"):

pump (flow intermittently)

blow (spout moist air from the blowhole)

whoosh (gush or squirt out)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

Derivation:

spirt (the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid))


Sense 2

Meaning:

Move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

forge; spirt; spurt

Hypernyms (to "spirt" is one way to...):

go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"Like water off a duck's back." (English proverb)

"Half-carried - a well-built load" (Breton proverb)

"Fortune visits only once." (Armenian proverb)

"He who seeks, finds." (Corsican proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact