Phrase guide

squirt gun

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A toy gun used to shoot water.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

plaything consisting of a toy pistol that squirts water

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: water pistol, water gun, squirter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: plaything, toy

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 水槍 /水枪 (shuǐqiāng) — a toy gun used to shoot water
  • Czech: stříkací pistole — a toy gun used to shoot water
  • Danish: vandpistol — a toy gun used to shoot water
  • Dutch: waterpistool — a toy gun used to shoot water
  • French: pistolet à eau — a toy gun used to shoot water
  • Galician: sucho — a toy gun used to shoot water
  • Galician: cichote — a toy gun used to shoot water
  • Galician: xiringa — a toy gun used to shoot water
  • German: Wasserpistole — a toy gun used to shoot water
  • Greek: νεροπίστολο (neropístolo) — a toy gun used to shoot water
  • Hebrew: אֶקְדַּח מַיִם (eqdáẖ máyim) — a toy gun used to shoot water
  • Hungarian: vízipisztoly — a toy gun used to shoot water
  • Italian: pistola ad acqua — a toy gun used to shoot water
  • Japanese: 水鉄砲 (mizudeppō) — a toy gun used to shoot water
  • Korean: 물총 (mulchong) — a toy gun used to shoot water
  • Polish: psikawka — a toy gun used to shoot water
  • Polish: sikawka — a toy gun used to shoot water
  • Portuguese: bisnaga — a toy gun used to shoot water
  • Portuguese: pistola d'água — a toy gun used to shoot water
  • Romanian: pistol cu apă — a toy gun used to shoot water
  • Romanian: pistol cu strop — a toy gun used to shoot water
  • Russian: водяно́й пистоле́т (vodjanój pistolét) — a toy gun used to shoot water
  • Slovak: vodná pištoľ — a toy gun used to shoot water
  • Spanish: pistola de agua — a toy gun used to shoot water
  • Swedish: vattenpistol — a toy gun used to shoot water
  • Thai: ปืนฉีดน้ํา (bpʉʉn-chìit-náam) — a toy gun used to shoot water
  • Turkish: su tabancası — a toy gun used to shoot water