spray (redirected from spray drift)

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.

---

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

---

sprayer n.

---

spray ²  (spr)

n.

1. A small branch bearing buds, flowers, or berries.

2. Something, such as a decorative motif, that resembles such a branch.

---

[Middle English, from Old English *spræg.]

---

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

---

spray ²

Noun

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

2. an ornament or design like this [Germanic]

---

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"

---

spray ¹

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

noun 2. aerosol, sprinkler, atomizer

verb 3. scatter, shower, sprinkle, diffuse

---

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

---

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. sproei رُشوش капчици sprška støvregn; spray der Sprühregen σπρέι pritse, pihu گرده آب pärskeet (nuage de) gouttelettes; pulvérisation רְסִיסִים फुहार vodena prašina permet kabut úði spray, spruzzo, (getto vaporizzato) スプレー 물보라, 분무 purslai (ūdens u.tml.) puteklīši semburan wolkje duskregn, spray mgiełka jacto stropi; lichid pulverizat брызги; спрей spŕška pršenje sprej dusch, skur ละอองน้ำ sprey 水霧，水沫 водяний пил; бризки پھوہار bụi 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. spuit مِرَشَّه пулверизатор rozprašovač forstøver der Zerstäuber ψεκαστής, βαποριζατέρ pihusti اسپري sumutin bombe aérosol מְרַסֵס टहनी štrcaljka spray semprotan úðari spray, vaporizzatore スプレー 분무기 purkštuvas pulverizators; aerosols; smidzinātājs penyembur verstuiver spray(flaske); hånddusj rozpylacz vaporizador spray, vapori­zator распылитель; пульверизатор rozprašovač razpršilec sprej dusch[], sprayflaska กระป๋องฉีด sprey 噴霧器 пульверизатор, розпилювач چھڑکنے والی پچکاری bình phun, xịt 喷雾器

3 a liquid for spraying He bought a can of fly-spray. sproei رُشوش спрей postřik spray; -spray das Spray υγρό ψεκασμού pritsimisvedelik مايع اسپري sumute bombe (d'insecticide) תַרסִיס फुहारा sprej spray obat semprot úði spray スプレー 분무액 purškiamas skystis izsmidzināms šķidrums semburan spray -middel, –væske środek do rozpylania spray insecticid аэрозольный баллон postrek pršilo sprej spray น้ำที่ฉีดเป็นฝอย sprey 噴霧用的液體 аерозоль, спрей چھڑکنے والا سیال chất 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. spuit يَرْتَش، يَرْشُق пръскам rozprašovat (se) sprøjte sprühen ψεκάζω, ψεκάζομαι, καταβρέχω pritsima اسپري زدن suihkuta, suihkuttaa arroser (de fines gouttelettes) רֶסֶס छिड़कना prskati, škropiti permetez menyemprot úðast spruzzare, vaporizzare 吹きかける 분무되다 aptaškyti, apipurkšti apšļakstīt menyembur sproeien sprute rozpylać, opryskiwać borrifar a pulveriza (vapori); a împroşca распылять(ся); разбрызгивать(ся) rozprašovať (sa) (raz)pršiti prskati spruta, stänka พ่น püskür(t)mek 噴出 розпилюватися چھڑکاؤ ، بکھراؤ کرنا bắn tung tóe 喷出

2 to cover with a mist or with fine jets of liquid He sprayed the roses to kill pests. besproei يَرُش оросявам postřikovat sprøjte spritzen ψεκάζω, ραντίζω piserdama, üle pritsima افشاندن sumuttaa faire des pulvérisations (sur) לְרַסֵס फुहारना poprskati (meg)permetez menyemprot úða irrorare, spruzzare スプレーする ...에 분무를 뿌리다 nupurkšti apsmidzināt menyembur besproeien dusje, sprøyte opryskiwać borrifar a acoperi cu vapori опрыскивать postrekovať škropiti prskati spruta, spraya พรม püskürtmek 向...噴射 оббризкувати, обприскувати پودے وغیرہ پر چھڑکاؤ کرنا phun, xịt 向...喷射