Run and Spurt

Run

Run verb - To move in a stream.
Usage example: water running down the window

Spurt is a synonym for run in race topic. In some cases you can use "Spurt" instead the word "Run" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like sprint, flow, move fast on foot, fast moving on foot.

Nearby Word: running

Spurt

Spurt verb - To flow out in great quantities or with force.
Usage example: water spurted from the garden hose just as I was checking the nozzle

Run is a synonym for spurt in activity topic. Sometimes you can use "Run" instead the word "Spurt" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: spur, spurted, spurting

How words are described

long long run long spurt
brief brief run brief spurt
small small run small spurt
real real run real spurt
Other adjectives: serious, little, main, new, early, late, final, next, last, recent.

Common collocations

distance run distance spurt distance

Both words in one sentence

  • Bishōnen And towards the end of the manga's run, even Momiji graduates to pure Bishōnen status with a growth spurt and switch to the boy's uniforms.
    Source: Bishōnen
  • Manga / YuYu Hakusho She started training for the job while fourteen and rather obese, and through building her skills (and attaining a sudden growth spurt), managed to slim down into something resembling a young, female Sensui, which then led to a pretty successful run on the job.
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