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Definition spray in British English

spray verb

verb
/spreɪ/
1

if you spray a liquid, or if it sprays, it is forced out of a container through a small hole into the air

Example

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

Example

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

Example

I caught the kids next door spraying my dog with cold water!

Example

The chemical is sprayed onto the roof to weatherproof it.

Synonyms and related words
break burst cast up
1.1

to cover crops or a large area of land with a chemical spray in order to kill insects or to prevent diseases

Example

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

Example

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

Example

They're spraying for mosquitoes this weekend.

Synonyms and related words
arable broadacre cash crop
1.2

to paint a car by spraying paint on it

Synonyms and related words
paint decorate paper
2

to shoot a large number of bullets at something, covering a wide area

Example

The men sprayed the vehicle with automatic gunfire.

Synonyms and related words
shoot blast spray
3

if a cat sprays a particular area, it urinates in many places around the area to show other cats that it lives there

Synonyms and related words
beach bite bite
Definition spray in British English