·vi To make a sudden and violent exertion, as in an Emergency.
II. Spurt ·noun A sudden and energetic effort, as in an emergency; an increased exertion for a brief space.
III. Spurt ·vt 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.
IV. Spurt ·vi 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.