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Spray

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid.
"The sailor could feel the spray from the waves."
2.NounSomething resembling a spray of liquid.
3.NounA pressurized container; an atomizer.
4.NounAny of numerous commercial products, including paints, cosmetics, and insecticides, that are dispensed from containers in this manner.
5.NounA jet of fine medicated vapour, used either as an application to a diseased part or to charge the air of a room with a disinfectant or a deodorizer.
6.NounA side channel or branch of the runner of a flask, made to distribute the metal to all parts of the mold.
7.NounA group of castings made in the same mold and connected by sprues formed in the runner and its branches.
8.NounThe allocation and filling of blocks of memory with the same byte sequence, hoping to establish that sequence in a certain predetermined location as part of an exploit.
9.NounA loud scolding or reprimand, usually delivered by a sports coach or similar figure.
10.VerbTo project a liquid in a dispersive manner toward something.
"The firemen sprayed the house.; Using a water cannon, the national guard sprayed the protesters."
11.VerbTo project in a dispersive manner.
"Spray some ointment on that scratch.; The water sprayed out of the hose."
12.VerbTo project many small items dispersively.
13.VerbTo urinate in order to mark territory.
14.VerbTo 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.
"to spray the heap of a target process"
15.VerbTo pass (a ball), usually laterally across the field and often a long distance.
16.VerbTo kick (a ball) poorly and in an unintended direction.
17.VerbTo give unwanted advice.
18.VerbTo shower guests dancing at a function with money.
19.NounA small branch of flowers or berries.
"The bridesmaid carried a spray of lily-of-the-valley."
20.NounA collective body of small branches.
"The tree has a beautiful spray."
21.NounBranches and twigs collectively; foliage.
22.NounAn orchard.
23.NounAn ornament or design that resembles a branch.
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