spruta — meaning in English
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English meaning
- jab noun A quick, sharp poke or short straight punch.
- jet noun A fast-moving stream of liquid, gas, or flame forced out of a small opening.
- spurt verb To gush out suddenly in a jet or stream.
- squirt verb To force liquid out in a quick, thin stream.
- syringe noun A device with a needle, a chamber, and a plunger, used to inject or draw off fluids.
Senses
spruta is used for these senses in English:
- jab (British) A medical hypodermic injection (vaccination or inoculation)
- jet To strut; to walk with a lofty or haughty gait; to be insolent; to obtrude.
- spurt (transitive) To cause to gush out suddenly or violently in a stream or jet.
- squirt An instrument from which a liquid is forcefully ejected in a small, quick stream.
- syringe A device consisting of a hypodermic needle, a chamber for containing liquids, and a piston for applying pressure (to inject) or reducing pressure (to draw); a hypodermic syringe.
jab — full definition
- noun A quick, sharp poke or short straight punch.
- noun British informal: an injection, especially a vaccination.
- noun A cutting remark aimed at someone.
- verb To poke or punch sharply and quickly.
- verb To give someone an injection.
jet — full definition
- noun A fast-moving stream of liquid, gas, or flame forced out of a small opening.
- noun An aircraft powered by jet engines.
- verb To travel by jet aircraft, especially quickly or frequently.
- noun A hard, deep-black mineral once popular for mourning jewellery, or the intense black colour associated with it.