First Known Use: 13th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1
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First Known Use: 1621
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same yearShe sprayed herself with perfume.
The crops are sprayed monthly.
We were sprayed by water from the crashing waves.
The boys sprayed graffiti on the wall.
He sprayed the paint evenly over the surface.
She sprayed some perfume into the air.
The soda sprayed from the bottle.
The blood sprayed onto the wall.
They sprayed the crowd with bullets.
1527
: to put a stream of small drops of liquid on (someone or something)
: to put (something) on a surface or into the air using a special container that produces a stream of small drops of liquid
: to flow out in a stream of very small drops
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