spray
$ \mathrm{spray}^1 /spreɪ/
The advertisement showed a group of horsemen on the beach, galloping through the sea spray.
A cloud of fine spray came up from the waterfall.
(figurative) a spray of machine-gun bullets
Collocations
adjective
… of spray
verb + spray
spray + verb
preposition
spray of
2 uncountable, countable (especially in compounds) a substance that is forced out of a container such as an aerosol, in very small drops a can of insect spray (= used to kill insects)
body spray
a casserole dish sprayed with non-stick cooking spray
Collocations
adjective
verb + spray
spray + noun
3 countable a device or container, for example an aerosol, that you use to apply liquid in fine drops a throat spray
Use a spray to apply the weedkiller.
4 countable an act of applying liquid to something in very small drops I gave the plants a quick spray.
5 countable a small branch of a tree or plant, with its leaves and flowers or berries, that you use for decoration 6 countable an attractive arrangement of flowers or jewellery, that you wear a spray of orchids
$ \mathrm{spray}^2 /spreɪ/
1 transitive, intransitive to cover somebody/something with very small drops of a liquid that are forced out of a container or sent through the air spray (something) (on/onto/over somebody/something)
Spray the conditioner onto your wet hair.
Champagne sprayed everywhere.
spray somebody/something (with something)
The crops are regularly sprayed with pesticide.
spray something + adj.
She's had the car sprayed blue.
spray somebody/something with something
The gunman sprayed the building with bullets.
+ adv./prep.
Pieces of glass sprayed all over the room.
3 intransitive (especially of a male cat) to leave small amounts of urine to mark its own area Word Origin