spraying
Emitting fine droplets
Spraying is the act of dispersing liquid in fine droplets or a mist.
You might be spraying paint on a wall, spraying crops with pesticide, or spraying perfume.
A cat spraying is marking territory with urine.
She was spraying the plants when I arrived.
The graffiti artist got caught spraying tags on the bridge.
Fine airborne moisture
- fogLow-lying cloud cover
- aerosolMist in gas
- atomizationReduction to fine particles
- nebulizationTherapeutic vapor creation
diffusion · plume · drift · particulates · droplets · nozzle · vapor · scatter
Flexible fluid conduit
- nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting
- pressureForce upon contact
- jetForced fluid stream
- streamSteady continuous flow
rinse · washdown · drench · soak · squirt · firefighter · hydrant · firehose
Agent destroying harmful organisms
- herbicideVegetation-destroying chemical
- fungicideChemical that kills mold
- insecticideToxic agent targeting pests
- crop dustingAircraft spraying farmland
orchard · vineyard · field · fertilizer · weedkiller · harvest · fumigation · drift
mist
Fine airborne moisture
- fogLow-lying cloud cover
- aerosolMist in gas
- atomizationReduction to fine particles
nebulization · diffusion · plume · drift · particulates · droplets · nozzle · vapor · scatter · spread
hose
Flexible fluid conduit
stream · rinse · washdown · drench · soak · squirt · firefighter · hydrant · firehose · garden hose
pesticide
Agent destroying harmful organisms
- herbicideVegetation-destroying chemical
- fungicideChemical that kills mold
- insecticideToxic agent targeting pests
crop dusting · orchard · vineyard · field · fertilizer · weedkiller · harvest · fumigation · drift · nozzle
paint
Colored coating substance
enamel · sealant · polyurethane · epoxy · shellac · finish · stain · topcoat · undercoat · waterproofing
tagging
Attaching identifying markers
- street artIllicit public murals
- aerosolMist in gas
- muralsLarge wall paintings
stencil · caps · nozzles · throw-ups · pieces · writers · crew · vandalism · bombing · drips
- coatingcoating, covering, glazing, lacquering, plating
- garment carewashing, drying, ironing, folding, hanging
- water actionswatering, soaking, flooding, dripping, moistening
- yard workmowing, lawn mowing, weeding, pruning, raking
- hosing downrinsing, drenching, dousing, flushing, sluicing
- wettingwetting, dampening, moistening, soaking, drenching
sprayingdripping
Rendered cooking fat
pouring · streaming · dabbing · dotting · concentrating
sprayingcollecting
Gathering items over time
gathering · absorbing · soaking up · draining · containing
sprayingtargeting
Selecting as objective
dabbing · injecting · localizing · dotting · pinpointing
- aerial sprayingAirborne pest
- pepper sprayingSpraying irritant at someone
- spraying equipment