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spray

1  [sprey]
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–noun
1. water or other liquid broken up into minute droplets and blown, ejected into, or falling through the air.
2. a jet of fine particles of liquid, as medicine, insecticide, paint, perfume, etc., discharged from an atomizer or other device for direct application to a surface.
3. a liquid to be discharged or applied in such a jet.
4. an apparatus or device for discharging such a liquid.
5. a quantity of small objects, flying or discharged through the air: a spray of shattered glass.
–verb (used with object)
6. to scatter in the form of fine particles.
7. to apply as a spray: to spray an insecticide on plants.
8. to sprinkle or treat with a spray: to spray plants with insecticide.
9. to direct a spray of particles, missiles, etc., upon: to spray the mob with tear gas.
–verb (used without object)
10. to scatter spray; discharge a spray: The hose sprayed over the flowers.
11. to issue as spray: The water sprayed from the hose.
Origin:
1615–25; < earlier D spraeyen; c. MHG spræjen

Related forms:
spray⋅a⋅ble, adjective
spray⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
sprayer, noun
sprayless, adjective
spraylike, adjective
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spray

2  [sprey]
–noun
1. a single, slender shoot, twig, or branch with its leaves, flowers, or berries.
2. a group or bunch of cut flowers, leafy twigs, etc., arranged decoratively and for display, as in a vase.
3. an ornament having a similar form.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME; akin to sprag 1

Related forms:
spraylike, adjective
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spray 1   (sprā)   
n.  
  1. Water or other liquid moving in a mass of dispersed droplets, as from a wave.
    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.
v.   sprayed, spray·ing, sprays

v.   tr.
  1. To disperse (a liquid) in a mass or jet of droplets.
  2. To apply a spray to (a surface).
v.   intr.
  1. To discharge sprays of liquid.
  2. To move in the form of a spray.

[From obsolete spray, to sprinkle, from Middle Dutch sprayen.]
spray'er n.
spray 2   (sprā)   
n.  
  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.]
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Spray

Spray\ (spr>amac/), n. [Cf. Dan. sprag. See Sprig.]

1. A small shoot or branch; a twig. --Chaucer.

The painted birds, companions of the spring, Hopping from spray, were heard to sing. --Dryden.

2. A collective body of small branches; as, the tree has a beautiful spray.

And from the trees did lop the needless spray. --Spenser.

3. (Founding) (a) A side channel or branch of the runner of a flask, made to distribute the metal in all parts of the mold. (b) A group of castings made in the same mold and connected by sprues formed in the runner and its branches. --Knight.

Spray drain (Agric.), a drain made by laying under earth the sprays or small branches of trees, which keep passages open.

Spray

Spray\, n. [probably from a Dutch or Low German form akin to E. spread. See Spread, v. t.]

1. Water flying in small drops or particles, as by the force of wind, or the dashing of waves, or from a waterfall, and the like.

2. (Med.) (a) A jet of fine medicated vapor, used either as an application to a diseased part or to charge the air of a room with a disinfectant or a deodorizer. (b) An instrument for applying such a spray; an atomizer.

Spray condenser (Steam Engine) an injection condenser in which the steam is condensed by a spray of water which mingles with it.

Spray

Spray\, v. t. 1. To let fall in the form of spray. [Poetic] --M. Arnold.

2. To throw spray upon; to treat with a liquid in the form of spray; as, to spray a wound, or a surgical instrument, with carbolic acid.
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Language Translation for : spray
Italian: spray, spruzzo, (getto vaporizzato),
German: der Sprühregen,
Japanese: スプレー
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spray  (v.)
"sprinkle liquid in drops," 1527, from M.Du. sprayen, from P.Gmc. *spræwjanan (cf. Ger. sprühen "to sparkle, drizzle," Spreu "chaff," lit. "that which flies about"), from PIE base *sper- "to sow, scatter" (see sprout). The noun is attested from 1621. Spray-painting is from 1902; spray-paint (v.) is from 1928.

spray  (n.)
"small branch," 1297, possibly related to O.E. spræc "shoot, twig" (see sprig).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: spray
Function: transitive verb
: to disperse among a number of recipients spray trust income —W. M. McGovern, Junior et al.>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: 1spray
Pronunciation: 'sprA
Function: noun
: a jet of vapor or finely divided liquid; specifically : a jet of finemedicated vapor used as an application to a diseased part or to charge the air of a room with a disinfectant or deodorant

Main Entry: 2spray
Function: intransitive verb
: to emit a stream or spray of urine spray to mark its territory>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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spray (sprā)
n.
A fine jet of liquid discharged from a pressurized container. v. sprayed, spray·ing, sprays
To disperse a liquid in a jet of droplets.

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spray networking
A Unix command that sends packets to a host and reports performance statistics. The number of packets, delay between packets and packet length can all be specified. The spray command uses the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) protocol to send a one-way stream of packets to the sprayd daemon on the given host. With the "-i" option, spray uses the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) instead of RPC. Normally these will be echoed automatically, creating a return stream.
Unix manual page: spray(1M).
(2007-03-12)

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