SPURT (3)

Spurt, n. 1. 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. 2. A shoot; a bud. Holland.
3. 3. Fig.: A sudden outbreak; as, a spurt of jealousy.
Spurt grass (Bot.), a rush fit for basket work. Dr. Prior.