Meaning

1 senses
  1. A pressurized canister that ejects its contents from a nozzle when a button is pressed; used for paint, cosmetics, lubricants, insecticide etc.

More definitions
  • a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Welcome to America, the birthplace of spray can cheese.

  2. The smell of skunk spray can cause people to vomit.

Forms

plural: spray cans
Singularspray can
Pluralspray cans

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Synonyms

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Word family

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