jetting

3 definitions found

jetting - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Jet \Jet\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jetted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Jetting.] [F. jeter, L. jactare, freq. fr. jacere to throw.
     See 3d Jet, and cf. Jut.]
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     1. To strut; to walk with a lofty or haughty gait; to be
        insolent; to obtrude. [Obs.]
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              he jets under his advanced plumes!    --Shak.
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              To jet upon a prince's right.         --Shak.
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     2. To jerk; to jolt; to be shaken. [Obs.] --Wiseman.
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     3. To shoot forward or out; to project; to jut out.
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  jetting \jetting\ adj.
     being propelled violently in a usually narrow stream; -- of
     liquids.
  
     Syn: spouting, spurting, squirting.
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jetting - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  jetting
      adj 1: propelled violently in a usually narrow stream [syn:
             jetting, spouting, spurting, squirting]