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spray¹

  (sprā)

1. Water or other liquid moving in a mass of dispersed droplets, as from a wave.
2. 1. A fine jet of liquid discharged from a pressurized container.
   2. A pressurized container; an atomizer.
   3. Any of numerous commercial products, including paints, cosmetics, and insecticides, that are dispensed from containers in this manner.

1. To disperse (a liquid) in a mass or jet of droplets.
2. To apply a spray to (a surface).

1. To discharge sprays of liquid.
2. To move in the form of a spray.

[From obsolete spray, to sprinkle, from Middle Dutch sprayen.]

1. A small branch bearing buds, flowers, or berries.
2. Something, such as a decorative motif, that resembles such a branch.

[Middle English, from Old English *spræg.]

noun

A sudden swift stream of ejected liquid: jet², spout, spurt, squirt. See move/halt.

verb

1. To eject or be ejected in a sudden thin, swift stream: jet², spout, spurt, squirt. See move/halt.
2. To hurl or scatter liquid upon: bespatter, dash, slop, slosh, spatter, splash, splatter, swash. See strike/miss.

Definition: sprinkle, diffuse
Antonyms: collect, gather

A liquid minutely divided, as by a jet of air or steam.

Material applied in liquid form by pressure through a fine orifice creating a mist of fine droplets, e.g. insecticidal spray in a spray dip, pressure pack spray of insecticide or wound treatment.

• s.-dehydrated — a substance which has been dried by spraying onto a revolving heated drum and retrieved by scraping it from the drum.
• s. drift — chemical spray being applied to an agricultural crop may be toxic to animals and be carried from its target by wind. Poisoning by organophosphates and arsenic has been caused in this way.
• s. freezing — direct application of freezing agent, e.g. liquid nitrogen, by fine spray or stream.
• s. race — a lane with high fences, see race (2), used to restrain animals while they are being sprayed, usually with insecticide.

Spray can refer to:

• A dynamic collection of liquid drops and the entrained surrounding gas: see Aerosol spray,sprinkler, atomizer, spray nozzle, sprayer
• spray (mathematics)
• Spray (band), a British synthpop band
• a former mill town in Rockingham County, NC, now part of Eden.
• Spray (sailing vessel), the ship used in Joshua Slocum's solo circumnavigation in the late 1800's.

See also

• Spraying

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - stænk, sprøjt, byge, sprøjtevæske, bruser, spray
v. tr. - spraye, sprøjte, oversprøjte, overdænge
v. intr. - sprøjte, spraye

idioms:

• a spray of    en buket
• spray can    spraydåse
• spray gun    sprøjtepistol
• spray paint    spraymale, sprøjtemale

2.
n. - kvist, dusk, buket

Nederlands (Dutch)
(be)sproeien, verstuiven, straal, verstuiving, verstuiver, bloemstuk

Français (French)
1.
n. - nuages d'embruns, embruns, nuage de (fines) gouttelettes, vaporisateur, pluie
v. tr. - vaporiser, arroser, projeter, (fig) arroser qn/qch de (balles)
v. intr. - gicler, jaillir

idioms:

• a spray of    une gerbe de
• spray can    aérosol, bombe aérosol, vaporisateur, pulvérisateur
• spray gun    pistolet à peinture
• spray paint    peinture au pistolet

2.
n. - branche, rameau, gerbe

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Spray, Sprühnebel, Spraydose
v. - spritzen, besprühen

idioms:

• a spray of    ein Strauß von
• spray can    Spraydose
• spray gun    Spritzpistole
• spray paint    spritzlackieren

2.
n. - Zweig, Brosche in Zweigform

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σταγονίδια, θαλασσινός αφρός, ψεκαστήρας (κν. σπρέι), κλαδάκι, κλαδόμορφο κόσμημα
v. - ψεκάζω, ραντίζω

idioms:

• a spray of    σειρά (διαμάντια)
• spray can    βαποριζατέρ, σπρέι
• spray gun    πιστόλι ψεκασμού, ψεκαστήρας
• spray paint    βάφω με σπρέι

Italiano (Italian)
spruzzare, atomizzare, vaporizzare, crivellare, vaporizzatore, spruzzo

idioms:

• a spray of    una nuvola di
• spray can    bombola ad aerosol
• spray gun    pistola a spruzzo
• spray paint    vernice a spruzzo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - jato de aerossol, vaporizador (m), aspersão (f), líquido pulverizado, ramalhete (m)
v. - vaporizar, espalhar

idioms:

• a spray of    uma pequena quantidade de
• spray can    lata de aerossol
• spray gun    revólver de pintura
• spray paint    tinta aerossol

Русский (Russian)
веточка, хворостина, брошка в виде ветки, бутоньерка, плоский букет, брызги, жидкость для пульверизации, опрыскиватель, распылитель, аэрозоль, краскопульт, обрызгивать, опрыскивать, распылять, разбрызгивать, обстреливать, поливать свинцом

idioms:

• a spray of    гроздь чего-л.
• spray can    аэрозольный баллончик, аэрозольная упаковка
• spray gun    пистолет-рас- пылитель, краскопульт, пульверизатор
• spray paint    краскораспылитель

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - rociada, pulverizador, vaporizador
v. tr. - regar, pulverizar, rociar, vaporizar, fumigar
v. intr. - vaporizarse

idioms:

• a spray of    una rociada de
• spray can    pulverizador, aerosol, atomizador
• spray gun    pistola pulverizadora, pistola de pintar
• spray paint    pintar con aerosol

2.
n. - ramo, ramillete

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sprej, stänk, skum, besprutningsvätska, rafräschissör, spruta, dekorativ kvist, blomklase, liten bukett
v. - spreja, bespruta, spruta, stänka, yra, skumma, spruta ut

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 浪花, 飞沫, 水花, 喷雾状物, 喷雾, 喷雾器, 喷洒, 喷涂, 喷, 溅散

idioms:

• a spray of    散射的...
• spray can    喷雾壶罐
• spray gun    喷雾器, 喷射枪
• spray paint    喷漆

2. 小树枝, 小花枝, 枝状物, 枝状花饰, 花叶饰物

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 浪花, 飛沫, 水花, 噴霧狀物, 噴霧, 噴霧器
v. tr. - 噴灑, 噴塗
v. intr. - 噴, 濺散

idioms:

• a spray of    散射的...
• spray can    噴霧壺罐
• spray gun    噴霧器, 噴射槍
• spray paint    噴漆

2.
n. - 小樹枝, 小花枝, 枝狀物, 枝狀花飾, 花葉飾物

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 물보라, 스프레이, 분무기
v. tr. - 물보라를 날리다, 분무기로 뿌리다, ~을 끼얹다
v. intr. - 물을 뿜다, 물보라를 일으키다

idioms:

• a spray of    물보라 같은, 빗발 같은

2.
n. - (꽃, 열매가 달린) 작은 가지, (보석 따위의) 잔가지 무늬(모양의 장식), 꽃무늬

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - しぶき, しぶき状のもの, スプレー, 噴霧器, 小枝, 小枝形の飾り
v. - 吹きかける, 吹きかかる

idioms:

• a spray of    煙状の
• spray can    スプレー缶, スプレー容器
• spray gun    吹付け器, スプレーガン
• spray paint    スプレーペンキ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رذاذ, رشاش, غصن صغير (فعل) رش, بخ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תרסיס, מרסס, טיפות זעירות‬
v. tr. - ‮ריסס, זילף‬
v. intr. - ‮ריסס, זילף‬
n. - ‮ענף קטן עם פרחים ועלים, קישוט דמוי-ענף, זר פרחים קטן‬

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