spray (English, verb)
expansion: spray (third-person singular simple present sprays, present participle spraying, simple past and past participle sprayed)
Senses:
glosses: To project a liquid in a dispersive manner toward something.
tags: transitive
glosses: To project in a dispersive manner.
tags: ergative
glosses: To project many small items dispersively.
tags: figuratively
transitive
topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: To urinate in order to mark territory.
tags: intransitive
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
qualifier: computer security
glosses: To allocate blocks of memory from (a heap, etc.), and fill them with the same byte sequence, hoping to establish that sequence in a certain predetermined location as part of an exploit.
tags: transitive
topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
soccer
sports
glosses: To pass (a ball), usually laterally across the field and often a long distance.
tags: transitive
qualifier: Australian rules football
glosses: To kick (a ball) poorly and in an unintended direction.
tags: transitive
topics: climbing
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: To give unwanted advice.
tags: derogatory
slang
glosses: To shower guests dancing at a function with money
tags: Nigeria
Forms:
form: sprays
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: spraying
tags: participle
present
form: sprayed
tags: participle
past
form: sprayed
tags: past