What is the meaning of spray?

noun

  • A pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying.
  • A quantity of small objects flying through the air.
    • usage: "a spray of bullets"
  • Flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage.
  • A dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist.
  • Water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall.
  • A jet of vapor.

verb

  • Be discharged in sprays of liquid.
    • usage: "Water sprayed all over the floor"
  • Scatter in a mass or jet of droplets.
    • usage: "spray water on someone"; "spray paint on the wall"
  • Cover by spraying with a liquid.
    • usage: "spray the wall with paint"
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