English noun: spraying | |||
| 1. | spraying (act) the dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft) | ||
| Synonyms | crop-dusting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | diffusion, dispersal, dispersion, dissemination | ||
| Domain category | aircraft | ||
| 2. | spraying (quantity) a quantity of small objects flying through the air | ||
| Samples | A spray of bullets. | ||
| Synonyms | spray | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity | ||
| 3. | spraying (act) the application of a liquid in the form of small particles ejected from a sprayer | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | application, coating, covering | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | spray painting | ||