"spray" in the noun sense
1. spray
a pesticide in suspension or solution intended for spraying
2. spray, spraying
a quantity of small objects flying through the air
"a spray of bullets"
3. spray
flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage
4. atomizer, atomiser, spray, sprayer, nebulizer, nebuliser
a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist
5. spray
water in small drops in the atmosphere blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall
6. spray
a jet of vapor
"spray" in the verb sense
1. spray
be discharged in sprays of liquid
"Water sprayed all over the floor"
2. spray
scatter in a mass or jet of droplets
"spray water on someone"
"spray paint on the wall"
3. spray
cover by spraying with a liquid
"spray the wall with paint"
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