spuiten — meaning in English

English meaning

• blow verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
• inject verb To force a liquid, especially medicine or a drug, into the body using a needle.
• spout noun A narrow tube or opening that liquid pours out of.
• squirt verb To force liquid out in a quick, thin stream.

Senses

spuiten is used for these senses in English:

• blow (intransitive, of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
• inject (intransitive) To take or be administered something by means of injection, especially medicine or drugs.
• spout (intransitive) To gush forth in a jet or stream

blow — full definition

1. verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
2. verb To explode or shatter suddenly, or to cause something to do so.
3. verb (informal) To waste or squander, especially money or an opportunity.
4. noun A hard hit or strike.
5. noun A sudden shock or setback.

inject — full definition

1. verb To force a liquid, especially medicine or a drug, into the body using a needle.
2. verb To add or introduce something suddenly, often to improve or change a situation.

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