spray

/spreɪ/ verb

Translation

LIQUID [T] › to force liquid out of a container in many small drops

püskürtmek, sıkmak

The fields are sprayed with pesticides. She sprayed a little perfume on her wrists.1631

PIECES [I, T] › If small pieces of something spray somewhere or if something sprays them, they are sent through the air in all directions.

püskürmek, fışkırmak

A brick shattered the window, spraying the room with pieces of broken glass.1631800

(Definition of spray verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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