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spurt | undefined |

As a verb spurt

is .

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

spurt

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To cause to gush out suddenly or violently in a stream or jet.
  • To rush from a confined place in a small stream or jet.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • Thus the small jet, which hasty hands unlock, / Spurts in the gardener's eyes who turns the cock.
  • * 1897 , (Bram Stoker), (Dracula) Chapter 21
    • With that he pulled open his shirt, and with his long sharp nails opened a vein in his breast. When the blood began to spurt out, he took my hands in one of his, holding them tight, and with the other seized my neck and pressed my mouth to the wound, so that I must either suffocate or swallow some to the . . . Oh, my God! My God! What have I done?
  • To make a strong effort for a short period of time.
    • ''The bullion market spurted on Thursday.
    ''The runners spurted to the last lap as if they had extracted new energy from the applauds of the audience.

    Synonyms

    * spirt * spout

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A brief gush, as of liquid spurting from an orifice or a cut/wound.
    • a spurt of water; a spurt of blood
  • A sudden and energetic effort, as in an emergency; an increased exertion for a brief space.
    • The boss's visit prompted a brief spurt of activity.
  • * T. Hughes
    • The long, steady sweep of the so-called "paddle" tried him almost as much as the breathless strain of the spurt .
  • (slang) Ejaculation of semen. (rfex)
  • (obsolete) A shoot; a bud.
    • (Holland)

    Derived terms

    * growth spurt

    Anagrams

    * English terms with unknown etymologies ----

    undefined

    English

    Adjective

    (wikipedia undefined) (-)
  • Lacking a definition or value.
  • (mathematics, computing) That does not have a meaning and is thus not assigned an interpretation.
    • The result of division by zero is undefined .

    Antonyms

    * defined