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Collocations for spray - noun

1. drops of liquid

ADJECTIVE

fine, light
salt, sea

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… OF SPRAY

cloud, plume
The boat sent a cloud of spray up behind it.

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VERB + spray

send, send up, throw, throw up

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spray + VERB

fly, fly up
Spray flew up onto the rocks.

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PREPOSITION

spray of
a spray of salt water

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2. substance in a container, released as drops of liquid

ADJECTIVE

bug (AmE), fly
body, hair (usually hairspray), nasal
cooking (esp. AmE)
a casserole dish sprayed with non-stick cooking spray
CS (BrE), pepper
The police used pepper spray on demonstrators.
aerosol, chemical
A boy died aged just 13 after inhaling aerosol spray.

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VERB + spray

apply, use

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spray + NOUN

bottle, can
paint

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Collocations for spray - verb

Spray is used with these nouns as the subject:
cat, water

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Spray is used with these nouns as the object:
crop, fertilizer, graffiti, gunfire, paint, perfume, water

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