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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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Legal Dictionary

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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Medical Dictionary

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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Medical Dictionary

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.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Computing Dictionary

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)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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