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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.

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  1. n. 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. n. A shoot; a bud.
  3. n. Fig.: A sudden outbreak; as, a spurt of jealousy.