Spray - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |spreɪ|  American pronunciation of the word spray
Brit.  |spreɪ|  British pronunciation of the word spray

noun

- a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
- a quantity of small objects flying through the air (syn: spraying)
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 (syn: atomizer, nebulizer, sprayer)
- 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
Water sprayed all over the floor
- scatter in a mass or jet of droplets
spray water on someone
spray paint on the wall
- cover by spraying with a liquid
spray the wall with paint

Extra examples

She sprayed herself with perfume.

The crops are sprayed monthly.

We were sprayed by water from the crashing waves.

The boys sprayed graffiti on the wall.

He sprayed the paint evenly over the surface.

She sprayed some perfume into the air.

The soda sprayed from the bottle.

The blood sprayed onto the wall.

They sprayed the crowd with bullets.

Torrents came tumbling from crag to crag, dashing into foam and spray.

A lark had gone heavenward, spraying sweet notes.

Someone had sprayed blue paint over his car.

Vandals had sprayed graffiti on the walls.

The fruit is sprayed every four weeks.

Champagne sprayed from the bottle.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: spray
he/she/it: sprays
present participle: spraying
past tense: sprayed
past participle: sprayed
noun
singular: spray
plural: sprays
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