Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun spirt
1 sense of spirt
Sense 1
jet, squirt, spurt, spirt -- (the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid))
=> discharge, outpouring, run -- (the pouring forth of a fluid)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb spirt
2 senses of spirt
Sense 1
spurt, spirt, gush, spout -- (gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; "water gushed forth")
=> pour -- (flow in a spurt; "Water poured all over the floor")
Sense 2
forge, spurt, spirt -- (move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy)
=> travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast")