sprit

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

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

• ⇰ A shoot; a sprout.
• ⇰ A small boom, pole, or spar, which crosses the sail of a boat diagonally from the mast to the upper aftmost corner, which it is used to extend and elevate.