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SPRITZ

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A quick squirt of some liquid (usually carbonated water)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

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

jet; spirt; spurt; squirt (the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid))

Derivation:

spritz (cover (a location) wholly or partially by squirting a liquid onto it)

spritz (eject (a liquid) quickly)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cover (a location) wholly or partially by squirting a liquid onto it

Example:

Spritz the lawn with water

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

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

cover (provide with a covering or cause to be covered)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Sentence example:

The women spritz water into the bowl

Derivation:

spritz (a quick squirt of some liquid (usually carbonated water))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Eject (a liquid) quickly

Example:

spritz water on a surface

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

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

eject; force out; squeeze out; squirt (cause to come out in a squirt)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Sentence example:

They spritz the bread with melted butter

Derivation:

spritz (a quick squirt of some liquid (usually carbonated water))

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