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pepper spray

pepper spray noun: a non-lethal chemical agent derived from peppers used in riot control and personal self-defense.

Noun

pepper spray (usually uncountable, plural pepper sprays)

  1. (usually) A non-lethal chemical agent derived from peppers used in riot control and personal self-defense.
    • The man who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.

Verb

pepper spray (third-person singular simple present pepper sprays, present participle pepper spraying, simple past and past participle pepper sprayed)

  1. (transitive) To spray or douse (someone or something) with pepper spray.

pepper spray meaning in Bengali, Telugu, Malayalam and Arabic

pepper spray in Bengali

non-lethal riot-control agent
পিপার স্প্রে pipar spre

pepper spray in Telugu

non-lethal riot-control agent
పెప్పర్ స్ప్రే peppar sprē

pepper spray in Malayalam

non-lethal riot-control agent
പെപ്പർ സ്പ്രേ peppaṟ sprē

pepper spray in Arabic

non-lethal riot-control agent
رشاش الفلفل
More languagesFewer languages
pepper spray in Malay
penyembur lada
pepper spray in Persian
اسپری فلفل
pepper spray in Thai
สเปรย์พริกไทย
pepper spray in Vietnamese
bình xịt hơi cay

Synonyms of pepper spray

Forms of pepper spray

Noun
pluralpepper sprays
alternative formpepper-spray
Verb
third-person singular presentpepper sprays
present participlepepper spraying
past participlepepper sprayed
pastpepper sprayed

Questions about pepper spray

What does pepper spray mean?
Pepper spray means a non-lethal chemical agent derived from peppers used in riot control and personal self-defense.
What is pepper spray in Bengali?
Pepper spray in Bengali is পিপার স্প্রে (pipar spre). See Pepper spray meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is pepper spray?
Pepper spray can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of pepper spray?
The plural of pepper spray is pepper sprays.

Words near pepper spray in the dictionary

  1. pepper roulette
  2. pepper sauce
  3. pepper sauces
  4. pepper shaker
  5. pepper shakers
  6. pepper spray
  7. pepper sprayed
  8. pepper spraying
  9. pepper sprays
  10. pepper squash
  11. pepper squashes

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