What is the meaning of spraying?

noun

  • The dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft.
  • A quantity of small objects flying through the air.
    • usage: "a spray of bullets"
  • The application of a liquid in the form of small particles ejected from a sprayer.

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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