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squirt

 
 
pronunciation:
skwuhrt
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part of speech: verb
inflections: squirts, squirting, squirted
definition 1: When you squirt a liquid, you squeeze the container that it is in and force the liquid out quickly and in a thin stream.
Melanie squirted a lot of ketchup on her hamburger.
definition 2: If you squirt someone or something, you force a liquid out of some container and get that person or thing wet with the liquid.
Dan squirted his brother with water and his brother squirted him back.
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