spray
IPA: sprˈeɪ
noun
- A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid.
- (figuratively) Something resembling a spray of liquid.
- (countable) A pressurized container; an atomizer.
- (countable) Any of numerous commercial products, including paints, cosmetics, and insecticides, that are dispensed from containers in this manner.
- (medicine, countable) A jet of fine medicated vapour, used either as an application to a diseased part or to charge the air of a room with a disinfectant or a deodorizer.
- (metalworking, countable) A side channel or branch of the runner of a flask, made to distribute the metal to all parts of the mold.
- (metalworking, countable) A group of castings made in the same mold and connected by sprues formed in the runner and its branches.
- (computing, countable) The allocation and filling of blocks of memory with the same byte sequence, hoping to establish that sequence in a certain predetermined location as part of an exploit.
- (Australia) A loud scolding or reprimand, usually delivered by a sports coach or similar figure.
- (countable) A small branch of flowers or berries.
- (countable) A collective body of small branches.
- (uncountable) Branches and twigs collectively; foliage.
- (countable, obsolete) An orchard.
- (countable) An ornament or design that resembles a branch.
verb
- (transitive) To project a liquid in a dispersive manner toward something.
- (ergative) To project in a dispersive manner.
- (transitive, figurative) To project many small items dispersively.
- (intransitive, zoology) To urinate in order to mark territory.
- (transitive, computing, computer security) To allocate blocks of memory from (a heap, etc.), and fill them with the same byte sequence, hoping to establish that sequence in a certain predetermined location as part of an exploit.
- (transitive, soccer) To pass (a ball), usually laterally across the field and often a long distance.
- (transitive, Australian rules football) To kick (a ball) poorly and in an unintended direction.
- (climbing, slang, derogatory) To give unwanted advice.
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Examples of "spray" in Sentences
- Mace spray was invented in 1968.
- The medicine is sprayed under the tongue.
- The gendarmes were then sprayed with bullets.
- It is injecting an air driven water atomizer spray.
- As the water sprays, the liquid is pumped out of the tank.
- Also, the spray removes dust and water spots from the lids of the jars.
- It was spray painted on the overpass, with the temple in the background.
- The velocity of the liquid spray is approximately the same in both devices.
- In other words, the nonflammable liquid is not atomized or turned into a spray.
- Eddie slowly becomes inebriated on the spray, after spraying it into his mouth.
- Many products are available in spray-pump, aerosol or twist-off cap containers.
- I have found that Raid brand insect spray is very effective at controlling them.
- Bear pepper spray is a highly concentrated capsaicin spray that creates a large cloud.
- You may see them sit down together, sort of a brief -- what we call a spray, you go in and just take a quick picture and get out.
- Things may be going fine when you're suddenly blinded by a passing car, truck or bus that covers your windshield in spray or kicks up gallons from a puddle.
- Although the influenza shot (either seasonal or H1N1) and not the nasal spray is recommended for pregnant women, there is no danger associated with being around others who have received the nasal vaccine.
- A few years ago, our school had a parent write a racist remark on his garage in spray paint and called the local paper who published a picture of it and the man's biracial son trying to spin the article as if students and the school were harrasing his son.