Spray

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English

Noun

spray

A small shoot or branch; a twig.
A collective body of small branches; as, the tree has a beautiful spray.
A side channel or branch of the runner of a flask, made to distribute the metal in all parts of the mold.
A group of castings made in the same mold and connected by sprues formed in the runner and its branches.

Verb

to spray

Water flying in small drops or particles, as by the force of wind, or the dashing of waves, or from a waterfall, and the like.
A jet of fine medicated vapor, used either as an application to a diseased part or to charge the air of a room with a disinfectant or a deodorizer.
An instrument for applying such a spray; an atomizer.
To let fall in the form of spray.
To throw spray upon; to treat with a liquid in the form of spray; as, to spray a wound, or a surgical instrument, with carbolic acid.

WordNet Definitions

six

1. spray -- (a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying).
2. atomizer, atomiser, spray, sprayer -- (a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine spray).
3. spray, spraying -- (a quantity of small objects flying through the air; "a spray of bullets").
4. spray -- (flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage).
5. spray -- (water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall).
6. spray -- (a jet of vapor).

three

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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