Spurt | Mean of spurt in English Dictionary

/ˈspɚt/

• Verb
• to pour out or come out quickly and suddenly
1. Water spurted from the broken pipe.
2. Blood was spurting out of his nose.
3. Flames spurted from the open window.
4. His nose spurted blood.
• to move at a fast speed for a short distance
1. He spurted [=sprinted] for the finish line.
• Noun
• an amount of liquid, flame, etc., that comes out of something suddenly
1. a spurt of water/blood
2. a spurt of venom

• a short period of greatly increased effort, activity, or development
1. a spurt of hard work
2. When he was 11 he had a growth spurt. [=he grew quickly and suddenly in a short period of time]
3. They worked on the house in spurts, whenever they had time.
• a short period of time
1. They played well for a brief spurt but then started losing again.