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sprayed Definition


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spray1
noun
    1. A fine mist of small flying drops of liquid.
      Thesaurus: mist, drizzle, fog, droplets, froth.
    2. A liquid designed to be applied as a mist.
      Example: hairspray
    3. A device for dispensing a liquid as a mist; an atomizer or aerosol.
    4. A shower of small flying objects.
      Example: a spray of pellets
verb sprayed, spraying
    1. To squirt (a liquid) in the form of a mist.
      Thesaurus: splash, scatter, spatter, sprinkle, shower, diffuse.
    2. To apply a liquid in the form of a spray to something.
      Example: sprayed the car black
    3. To subject someone or something to a heavy burst.
      Example: sprayed the car with bullets
    4. Said of a male animal, eg a cat: to mark (territory) with urine.
Etymology: 17c: from Dutch sprayen.



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