Tra từ spray - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

spray [spray sprays sprayed spraying] noun, verb BrE [spreɪ] NAmE [spreɪ]
noun
1. uncountable, countable very small drops of a liquid that are sent through the air, for example by the wind
•sea spray
• A cloud of fine spray came up from the waterfall.
• (figurative)a spray of machine-gun bullets
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
see also ↑hairspray
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 sth 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
Syn: ↑sprig
6. countable an attractive arrangement of flowers or jewellery, that you wear
•a spray of orchids

Word Origin:
n. senses 1 to 4 and v. early 17th cent. spry Middle Dutch spra(e)yen ‘sprinkle’ n. senses 5 to 6 Middle English late Old English (e)sprei

Example Bank:
•Spray flew up onto the rocks.
•The boat sent a cloud of spray up behind it.
•The police used pepper spray on demonstrators.
•a casserole dish sprayed with non-stick cooking spray
•a spray of salt water
•The advertisement showed a group of horsemen on the beach, galloping through the sea spray.
•The skunk is capable of ejecting a spray of foul-smelling liquid.

verb
1. transitive, intransitive to cover sb/sth with very small drops of a liquid that are forced out of a container or sent through the air
•~ (sth) (on/onto/over sb/sth) Spray the conditioner onto your wet hair.
• Champagne sprayed everywhere.
•~ sb/sth (with sth) The crops are regularly sprayed with pesticide.
•~ sth + adj. She's had the car sprayed blue.
2. transitive, intransitive to cover sb/sth with a lot of small things with a lot of force
•~ sb/sth with sth 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
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
n. senses 1 to 4 and v. early 17th cent. spry Middle Dutch spra(e)yen ‘sprinkle’ n. senses 5 to 6 Middle English late Old English (e)sprei

Thesaurus:
spray verb T, I
•The crops are sprayed with pesticide.
squirt • • splash • • spatter •
spray/squirt/splash/spatter sth on/over sth
be sprayed/splashed/spattered with sth
spray/squirt/splash water
spray/splash paint

Example Bank:
•She's had the car sprayed blue.