Definition Definition

spray - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'spray' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Spray [ n.]
- 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.
2 . Spray [ v. t.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'spray' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . spray [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a quantity of small objects flying through the air
Example in sentence:
  • a spray of bullets
2 . spray [ v]
Meaning (2):
- scatter in a mass or jet of droplets
Example in sentence:
  • spray paint on the wall;
  • spray water on someone
Meaning (3):
- cover by spraying with a liquid
Example in sentence:
  • spray the wall with paint
Meaning (4):
- be discharged in sprays of liquid
Example in sentence:
  • Water sprayed all over the floor