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 Spurt, n.
 1. 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. A shoot; a bud. [Obs.]
 3. Fig.:  A sudden outbreak; as, a spurt of jealousy.
 Spurt grass Bot., a rush fit for basket work.