Sprit

Old English sprēot

Full definition of sprit

Noun

1. (nautical) A spar between mast and upper outer corner of a spritsail on sailing boats.
2. A shoot; a sprout.

Verb

1. To sprout; to bud; to germinate, as barley steeped for malt.

Akin to German spritzen.

Verb

1. To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to spurt out.

Anagrams

• spirt, stirp, strip, TRIPS, trips