The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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