spray can

noun

1. a small can whose contents are in aerosol form.

2. the contents of such a can or the amount it holds.

   She used two spray cans of white enamel to paint the cupboard.

Other Word Forms

• spray-can adjective

Example Sentences

In the video, an agent can be seen standing up to Andrea pointing a spray can at her.

From Los Angeles Times

But how fun is it for the folk on the other end of his spray can?

From BBC

Buchanan was forced to deny any links to Banksy after a suggestion that he was the face behind the spray cans took off on social media.

From BBC

The spray can contaminate waterways and is harmful to aquatic life, while the injectable kills non-target species, such as butterflies and moths, she said.

From Los Angeles Times

“I never let go of the bear spray can,” he wrote.

From New York Times