spurtv. i.[Written also spirt, and originally the same word as sprit; OE. sprutten to sprout, AS. spryttan. See Sprit, v. i., Sprout, v. i.] 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.()Thus the small jet, which hasty hands unlock,
Spurts in the gardener's eyes who turns the cock. (Pope.)v. t. 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.()n.1. 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.()2. A shoot; a bud.(Holland.)3. A sudden outbreak; as, a spurt of jealousy.()Spurt grass (Bot.), a rush fit for basket work. Dr. Prior.()n.[Cf. Icel. sprettr a spurt, spring, run, spretta to spirt, spring.] A sudden and energetic effort, as in an emergency; an increased exertion for a brief space.()The long, steady sweep of the so-called paddle tried him almost as much as the breathless strain of the spurt. (T. Hughes.)v. i. To make a sudden and violent exertion, as in an emergency.()