1spray 
/ˈspreɪ/ noun
plural sprays /ˈspreɪ/ noun 1 a [count] : liquid that is forced out of a container in a stream of very small drops
▪ The paint was applied in a fine spray.
b : a liquid substance that is used or applied by being forced out of a container in a stream of very small drops [count] ▪ A nasal/nose spray should help you breathe better. ▪ Hand me the bug spray. [noncount] ▪ a can of hair spray — see also pepper spray
c [count] : the act of putting a liquid on something in a stream of small drops : the act of spraying something
▪ Give your hair one more spray to be sure it stays in place. ▪ a quick spray of perfume 2 [noncount] : very small drops of water moving through the air
▪ sea spray 3 [count] : a stream of liquid in the form of very small drops — often + of ▪ a spray of water/blood ▪ The car splashed a spray of mud on me. — sometimes used figuratively ▪ a spray of bullets [=a number of bullets that are shot quickly] ▪ A spray of gravel hit the car.
▪ The paint was applied in a fine spray.
b : a liquid substance that is used or applied by being forced out of a container in a stream of very small drops [count] ▪ A nasal/nose spray should help you breathe better. ▪ Hand me the bug spray. [noncount] ▪ a can of hair spray — see also pepper spray
c [count] : the act of putting a liquid on something in a stream of small drops : the act of spraying something
▪ Give your hair one more spray to be sure it stays in place. ▪ a quick spray of perfume
▪ sea spray
— compare 3spray
