Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To squirt or spray a liquid on (something).
- transitive verb To squirt or spray (a liquid) on something.
- noun A quick squirt or spray, as of carbonated water.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
sprinkling orspray ofliquid ; a small amount of liquid. - verb To
spray ,sprinkle , orsquirt lightly.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb eject (a liquid) quickly
- verb cover (a location) wholly or partially by squirting a liquid onto it
- noun a quick squirt of some liquid (usually carbonated water)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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[where's my spray bottle?] [[oh there it is.]] * spritz, spritz*
pojken Diary Entry pojken 2007
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A little olive oil, salt, pepper, and at the very end, a spritz from a fresh key lime.
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i just can say: you are right. we are from austria, and we just came back from our trip to venice. it was great everywhere, but in dorsaduro its very special. the prices are much better and also the typical italian style. and also the spritz is a very great drink. so nice regards from austria to usa.
The Venetian Spritz 2004
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And so he can offer them the yuzu and rose spritz, which is the first of Craft's nonalcoholic cocktails I tried.
NYT > Home Page By FRANK BRUNI 2011
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The health warning has been launched in the north-east Veneto region and features a drink unique to the area - the "spritz", a mixture of white wine, Campari and a shot of sparkling water.
Latest news, breaking news, current news, UK news, world news, celebrity news, politics news 2010
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After correctly spelling words such as "spritz" in the same careful, deliberate plod, he was one of just three New Orleans students left on stage.
unknown title 2009
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Anywhere a blood trail runs thin, "spritz" the ground with the solution.
unknown title 2009
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The glaze -- butter, hot sauce, honey and a spritz of lemon -- is classic and perfectly proportioned, and the technique of smearing the wings with a blue cheese "dip" before coating them in flour and cornstarch is sheer brilliance.
Food52's Best Chicken Wings Showdown: Choose The Best Recipe The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Grill'em with lemonpepper and garlic with a squeeze of lemon juice and a spritz of butter.
Any good recipe ideas for crappies or perch besides breading and frying them? 2009
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Guns come from the factory covered in grease, which you have to clean off with a cloth and a spritz of oil.
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