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spray1 S3
1 [transitive] to force liquid out of a container so that it comes out in a stream of very small drops and covers an area [↪ squirt]
spray something on/onto/over something Someone had sprayed blue paint over his car. Vandals had sprayed graffiti on the walls.
Someone had sprayed blue paint over his car.Vandals had sprayed graffiti on the walls. spray crops/plants etc (=cover them with liquid to protect them from insects or disease) The fruit is sprayed every four weeks.
The fruit is sprayed every four weeks.2 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if liquids or small bits spray somewhere, they are quickly scattered through the air
3 to shoot a lot of bullets towards a person or place very quickly : Gunmen sprayed the crowd with bullets.
spray somebody/something with bullets
Gunmen sprayed the crowd with bullets.