Y45

Talking of a liquid—to scatter in all directions: “When she opened the can, the beer ________ (all over the kitchen).”

This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.

SPRAYED	10
SPEWED	3
SPRAYED OUT	3
BLEW	2
FIZZED	2
FLEW	2
SPATTERED	2
SQUIRTED	2
EXPLODED	1
SHOT	1
SPEWED OUT	1
SPLASHED	1
SPRITZED	1

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