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Explanation of the Word "Spraying"

Definition: "Spraying" is a noun that refers to the action of applying a liquid in small drops or particles. This can be done using a device called a sprayer. It can also mean the act of sending out small objects into the air, like a spray of bullets.

Advanced Usage:

• In agriculture, "spraying" might refer to using a plane to spread fertilizers or pesticides over large fields, which is often called "aerial spraying."

Word Variants:

• Spray (verb): To send out liquid in small drops.
  • Example: "She will spray the flowers with water."
• Sprayer (noun): A device used for spraying.
  • Example: "I bought a new sprayer for my garden."

Different Meanings:

1. Spraying as a noun: The action of applying a liquid.
2. Spraying as a quantity of objects: A collection of small items or particles, like "a spray of confetti."

Synonyms:

• Mist
• Sprinkle
• Splash
• Dispersal

Related Idioms:

• "Spray and pray": This phrase is often used in a military context, meaning to fire a weapon without aiming precisely, hoping to hit a target by chance.
• "Under the spray": This can refer to being in a situation where something is being applied or affected by a mist or liquid.

Phrasal Verbs:

• Spray on: To apply a liquid to a surface.

  • Example: "She sprayed on some perfume before leaving the house."

• Spray down: To clean something by spraying liquid on it.

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Noun

1. the application of a liquid in the form of small particles ejected from a sprayer
2. a quantity of small objects flying through the air
   • a spray of bullets
3. the dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft)

Synonyms

• spray
• crop-dusting