spray

spray ¹  (spr)

n.

1. Water or other liquid moving in a mass of dispersed droplets, as from a wave.

2.

a. A fine jet of liquid discharged from a pressurized container.

b. A pressurized container; an atomizer.

c. Any of numerous commercial products, including paints, cosmetics, and insecticides, that are dispensed from containers in this manner.

v. sprayed, spray·ing, sprays

v.tr.

1. To disperse (a liquid) in a mass or jet of droplets.

2. To apply a spray to (a surface).

v.intr.

1. To discharge sprays of liquid.

2. To move in the form of a spray.

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[From obsolete spray, to sprinkle, from Middle Dutch sprayen.]

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sprayer n.

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spray ¹

Noun

1. fine drops of a liquid

2.

a. a liquid under pressure designed to be discharged in fine drops from an aerosol or atomizer: hair spray

b. the aerosol or atomizer itself

3. a number of small objects flying through the air: a spray of bullets

Verb

1. to scatter in fine drops

2. to squirt (a liquid) from an aerosol or atomizer

3. to cover with a spray: spray the crops [Middle Dutch sprāien]

sprayer n

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spray ²

Noun

1. a sprig or branch with buds, leaves, flowers, or berries

2. an ornament or design like this [Germanic]

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Spray a bundle of small branches and foliage or anything resembling them.

Examples: spray of branches; of flowers; of honeysuckle, 1854; of roses, 1873; of the sea, 1813; of water.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spray - a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying pesticide - a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects)
	2.	spray - a quantity of small objects flying through the air; "a spray of bullets" spraying small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
	3.	spray - flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage floral arrangement, flower arrangement - a decorative arrangement of flowers
	4.	spray - a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist atomiser, atomizer, nebuliser, nebulizer, sprayer airbrush - an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air dispenser - a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts
	5.	spray - water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall water vapor, water vapour - water in a vaporous form diffused in the atmosphere but below boiling temperature sea spray - spray from ocean waves spindrift, spoondrift - spray blown up from the surface of the sea
	6.	spray - a jet of vapor spirt, spurt, squirt, jet - the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
Verb	1.	spray - be discharged in sprays of liquid; "Water sprayed all over the floor" disperse, sprinkle, dot, scatter, dust - distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
	2.	spray - scatter in a mass or jet of droplets; "spray water on someone"; "spray paint on the wall" shower - spray or sprinkle with; "The guests showered rice on the couple" atomise, atomize - spray very finely; "atomize perfume" mist - spray finely or cover with mist syringe - spray or irrigate (a body part) with a syringe disperse, sprinkle, dot, scatter, dust - distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
	3.	spray - cover by spraying with a liquid; "spray the wall with paint" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

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spray ¹

noun 1. droplets, moisture, fine mist, drizzle, spindrift, spoondrift

noun 2. aerosol, sprinkler, atomizer

verb 3. scatter, shower, sprinkle, diffuse

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spray ²

noun sprig, floral arrangement, branch, bough, shoot, corsage

Translations

spray [spreɪ] n → rociada; [of sea] → espuma;

(container) → atomizador m [of paint] → pistola rociadora; [of flowers] → ramita

vt → rociar [+ crops]; regar

cpd [deodorant] → en atomizador

spray [spreɪ] n → jet m (en fines gouttelettes) [from sea]; embruns mpl (= aerosol); vaporisateur m, bombe f [for garden]; pulvérisateur m [of flowers]; petit bouquet

vt → vaporiser, pulvériser [+ crops]; traiter

cpd [deodorant etc] → en bombe or atomiseur

spray [spreɪ] n (small drops) → Sprühnebel m;

(sea spray) → Gischt m or f;

(container) → Sprühdose f;

(garden spray) → Sprühgerät nt;

(of flowers) → Strauß m

vt → sprühen, spritzen;

(crops) → spritzen

cpd (deodorant) → Sprüh-;

spray can → Sprühdose f

spray [spreɪ] n → spruzzo;

(container) → nebulizzatore m; spray m inv [of flowers] → mazzetto

cpd [deodorant] → spray inv

vt → spruzzare [+ crops]; irrorare

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spray

n spray [sprei]

1 a fine mist of small flying drops (of water etc) such as that given out by a waterfall The perfume came out of the bottle in a fine spray.sproeiرُشوشкапчициsprškastøvregn; sprayder Sprühregenσπρέιpritse, pihuگرده آبpärskeet(nuage de) gouttelettes; pulvérisationרְסִיסִיםफुहारvodena prašinapermetkabutúðispray, spruzzo, (getto vaporizzato)スプレー물보라, 분무purslai(ūdens u.tml.) puteklīšisemburanwolkjeduskregn, spraymgiełkajactostropi; lichid pulverizatбрызги; спрейspŕškapršenjesprejdusch, skurละอองน้ำsprey水霧，水沫водяний пил; бризкиپھوہارbụi nước水雾，水沫

2 a device with many small holes, or other instrument, for producing a fine mist of liquid She used a spray to rinse her hair.spuitمِرَشَّهпулверизаторrozprašovačforstøverder Zerstäuberψεκαστής, βαποριζατέρpihustiاسپريsumutinbombe aérosolמְרַסֵסटहनीštrcaljkaspraysemprotanúðarispray, vaporizzatoreスプレー분무기purkštuvaspulverizators; aerosols; smidzinātājspenyemburverstuiverspray(flaske); hånddusjrozpylaczvaporizadorspray, vapori­zatorраспылитель; пульверизаторrozprašovačrazpršilecsprejdusch[], sprayflaskaกระป๋องฉีดsprey噴霧器пульверизатор, розпилювачچھڑکنے والی پچکاریbình phun, xịt喷雾器

3 a liquid for spraying He bought a can of fly-spray.sproeiرُشوشспрейpostřikspray; -spraydas Sprayυγρό ψεκασμούpritsimisvedelikمايع اسپريsumutebombe (d'insecticide)תַרסִיסफुहाराsprejsprayobat semprotúðisprayスプレー분무액purškiamas skystisizsmidzināms šķidrumssemburanspray-middel, –væskeśrodek do rozpylaniasprayinsecticidаэрозольный баллонpostrekpršilosprejsprayน้ำที่ฉีดเป็นฝอยsprey噴霧用的液體аерозоль, спрейچھڑکنے والا سیالchất lỏng dưới dạng bụi喷雾用的液体

v

1 to (cause liquid to) come out in a mist or in fine jets The water sprayed all over everyone.spuitيَرْتَش، يَرْشُقпръскамrozprašovat (se)sprøjtesprühenψεκάζω, ψεκάζομαι, καταβρέχωpritsimaاسپري زدنsuihkuta, suihkuttaaarroser (de fines gouttelettes)רֶסֶסछिड़कनाprskati, škropitipermetezmenyemprotúðastspruzzare, vaporizzare吹きかける분무되다aptaškyti, apipurkštiapšļakstītmenyembursproeienspruterozpylać, opryskiwaćborrifara pulveriza (vapori); a împroşcaраспылять(ся); разбрызгивать(ся)rozprašovať (sa)(raz)pršitiprskatispruta, stänkaพ่นpüskür(t)mek噴出розпилюватисяچھڑکاؤ ، بکھراؤ کرناbắn tung tóe喷出

2 to cover with a mist or with fine jets of liquid He sprayed the roses to kill pests.besproeiيَرُشоросявамpostřikovatsprøjtespritzenψεκάζω, ραντίζωpiserdama, üle pritsimaافشاندنsumuttaafaire des pulvérisations (sur)לְרַסֵסफुहारनाpoprskati(meg)permetezmenyemprotúðairrorare, spruzzareスプレーする...에 분무를 뿌리다nupurkštiapsmidzinātmenyemburbesproeiendusje, sprøyteopryskiwaćborrifara acoperi cu vaporiопрыскиватьpostrekovaťškropitiprskatispruta, sprayaพรมpüskürtmek向...噴射оббризкувати, обприскуватиپودے وغیرہ پر چھڑکاؤ کرناphun, xịt向...喷射