- crop-dusting, spraying - the dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft)
--1 is a kind of dispersion, dispersal, dissemination, diffusion
- spray, spraying - a quantity of small objects flying through the air; "a spray of bullets"
--2 is a kind of small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
Derived form: verb spray2 - spraying - the application of a liquid in the form of small particles ejected from a sprayer
--3 is a kind of application, coating, covering
--3 has particulars: spray paintingDerived form: verb spray3
- spray - be discharged in sprays of liquid; "Water sprayed all over the floor"
--1 is one way to scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun spray5, noun spray2
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
- spray - scatter in a mass or jet of droplets; "spray water on someone"; "spray paint on the wall"
--2 is one way to scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun spray5, noun spray2, noun sprayer2, noun spraying2
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- spray - cover by spraying with a liquid; "spray the wall with paint"
--3 is one way to cover
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun sprayer1, noun spraying3
They spray the bread with melted butter