spurt

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to (cause to) flow out suddenly and with force, in a fast stream:

Blood was spurting out all over the place.

His arm was spurting blood where the vein had been severed.

to increase or grow very quickly, or to suddenly increase by a particular amount:

Shares of the jewellery store chain spurted $6.

a sudden and short period of increased activity, effort, or speed:

There was a sudden spurt of activity in the housing market.

He tends to work in spurts.

a sudden fast stream of liquid:

The water came out in spurts.

to flow out suddenly and with force:

[ I ] Water spurted from the faucet into the sink.

an amount of something that flows out suddenly and with force:

There was a sudden spurt of flame.

A spurt is also a sudden and brief period of increased activity, effort, or speed:

a child’s growth spurt

Penn State ended the game with a 10–4 spurt (= period of scoring).

a short, sudden increase in activity or growth:

The economy seems unlikely to sustain its first-quarter growth spurt.

a spurt in sth Economists have issued warnings that the dramatic spurt in house prices was pushing them beyond the reach of many buyers.

Exports appear to have levelled off just as imports have put on a spurt.

to grow or increase suddenly for a short period of time:

spurt 108p/$2.40/35%, etc. The Nasdaq spurted 25.15 points to 1325.69.

spurt to sth The shares initially spurted to a 12-month high of 128.5p.

spurt up/ahead The economy spurted ahead at a rate of 4.2% in the second quarter.