Spray meaning

What does “spray” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“spray” is a noun and verb with 9 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying.

spray

noun

  1. a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying

  2. a quantity of small objects flying through the air

    “a spray of bullets”

    Synonymsspraying
  3. flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage

  4. a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist

  5. water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall

  6. a jet of vapor

verb

  1. be discharged in sprays of liquid

    “Water sprayed all over the floor”

  2. scatter in a mass or jet of droplets

    “spray water on someone”

    “spray paint on the wall”

  3. cover by spraying with a liquid

    “spray the wall with paint”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University