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SPARGE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of sprinkling or splashing water

Example:

a sparge of warm water over the malt

Synonyms:

sparge; sprinkle; sprinkling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("sparge" is a kind of...):

watering (wetting with water)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Scatter with liquid; wet lightly

Example:

Sprinkle the lawn

Synonyms:

besprinkle; sparge; sprinkle

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "sparge" is one way to...):

wet (cause to become wet)

Sentence frames:

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Sense 2

Meaning:

Agitate by introducing air or compressed gas

Example:

sparge the water

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "sparge" is one way to...):

agitate; shake (move or cause to move back and forth)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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