squirt gun

noun

plaything consisting of a toy pistol that squirts water

• Syn: ↑water pistol, ↑water gun, ↑squirter

• Derivationally related forms: ↑squirt (for: ↑squirter)

• Hypernyms: ↑plaything, ↑toy

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noun

1. : an often pistol-shaped device having a bulb that squirts out a liquid when pressed and being used for various purposes (as to spray plants or bushes)

2. : water pistol

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1. See spray gun.

2. See water pistol.

[1795-1805, Amer.]

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squirt gun noun (N American)

A water pistol or spray gun

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Main Entry: ↑squirt

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squirt gun UK US noun [countable] [singular squirt gun plural squirt guns]

a water pistol

Thesaurus: toys and other things to play with_hyponym to perform an action in a card game_hyponym

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squirt gun,

= water pistol. (Cf. ↑water pistol)

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n. a water pistol

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noun, pl ⋯ guns [count]

US : ↑water pistol

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ˈsquirt gun 7 [squirt gun squirt guns] noun (NAmE)

= ↑water pistol