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Jerk vs Squirt - What's the difference?

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In transitive terms the difference between jerk and squirt

is that jerk is to give a quick, often unpleasant tug or shake while squirt is to hit with a rapid stream of liquid.

As nouns the difference between jerk and squirt

is that jerk is a sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the body while squirt is an instrument from which a liquid is forcefully ejected in a small, quick stream.

As verbs the difference between jerk and squirt

is that jerk is to make a sudden uncontrolled movement while squirt is to be thrown out, or ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice.

Squirt vs Squirty - What's the difference?

squirt | squirty |


As a noun squirt

is an instrument from which a liquid is forcefully ejected in a small, quick stream.

As a verb squirt

is (of a liquid) to be thrown out, or ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice.

As an adjective squirty is

(informal) that operates by squirting.

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