spray

spray1 [ spreı ] verb *

1. ) intransitive or transitive if you spray a liquid, or it sprays, it is forced out of a container through an opening into the air:

The fountain's cool water sprayed upward with a pleasant hiss.

Mansell stood on the podium and sprayed champagne into the air.

spray someone/something with something: I caught the kids next door spraying my dog with cold water!

spray something on/onto/over something: The chemical is sprayed onto the roof to weatherproof it.

a ) to spray crops or a large area of land with a chemical to kill insects:

Health officials have sprayed the areas where the virus was active.

Farmers have to apply for permits to spray from the air.

spray for: They're spraying for mosquitoes this weekend.

2. ) transitive to shoot a large number of bullets at something, covering a wide area:

spray someone/something with something: The men sprayed the vehicle with automatic gunfire.

3. ) intransitive or transitive if a cat sprays a particular area, it URINATES in many places around the area to show other cats that it lives there

spray

spray 2 [ spreı ] noun *

1. ) count a liquid product in a container that you use by pushing a button so that the liquid is forced out into the air:

Don't forget to pack the bug spray.

a spray bottle/can

2. ) count or uncount many small drops of water that are forced into the air together, for example from the ocean:

The cold spray from the rocks below stung her face.

The dog shook himself sending a spray of water into the air.

3. ) count a small branch with flowers or BERRIES on it, used for decoration:

fresh sprays of evergreen