to make a spurt

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• spurt — I. verb Etymology: perhaps akin to Middle High German spürzen to spit, Old English sprūtan to sprout more at sprout Date: 1570 intransitive verb to gush forth ; spout transitive verb to expel in a stream or jet ; squirt < the faucet …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• spurt — Synonyms and related words: a breath, acceleration, access, ado, advance, agitation, anabasis, ascension, ascent, belch, bit, blow out, blowout, bob up, bother, botheration, break water, bundle, burst, burst of speed, bustle, canter, cascade,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Spurt — Spurt, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Spurted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spurting}.] To make a sudden and violent exertion, as in an emergency. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• spurt — spurt1 [ spɜrt ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive if a liquid spurts from something, it comes out in a sudden strong flow: Blood spurted from the wound. 2. ) intransitive to move somewhere or do something suddenly and quickly, using a lot of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• make haste — Synonyms and related words: bolt, bundle, bustle, career, chase, crowd, dart, dash, dash off, dash on, double time, festinate, fling, get going, get moving, haste, hasten, hie, hump, hump it, hurry, hurry on, hurry through, hurry up, hurry scurry …   Moby Thesaurus

• spurt — spÉœrt /spɜːt n. forcible gush; sudden outburst; stream, jet, squirt; marked increase of effort for a short time v. gush out suddenly and forcibly, spout, squirt, jet, burst, surge; make an increased effort for a short period of time …   English contemporary dictionary

• spurt — v. & n. v. 1 (also spirt) a intr. gush out in a jet or stream. b tr. cause (liquid etc.) to do this. 2 intr. make a sudden effort. n. 1 (also spirt) a sudden gushing out, a jet. 2 a short sudden effort or increase of pace esp. in racing.… …   Useful english dictionary

• shoot ahead — Synonyms and related words: bestride, bypass, cross, dart ahead, dash ahead, distance, drive, drive on, ford, forge ahead, get ahead of, go across, go ahead, go all out, go by, hold the field, hustle, leave behind, make a dash, make a spurt, make …   Moby Thesaurus

• Spurted — Spurt Spurt, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Spurted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spurting}.] To make a sudden and violent exertion, as in an emergency. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Spurting — Spurt Spurt, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Spurted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spurting}.] To make a sudden and violent exertion, as in an emergency. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …   Universalium