misspray

present singular third person missprays · participle present misspraying · participle past missprayed · past missprayed

1. To spray incorrectly.

   To avoid misspraying, a pilot will check wind direction from the smoke of burning tires.

   1982, Geo - Volume 4, Issue 1, page 92

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   Directionality in an aerosol overcap is a matter of degree. All of these units can be missprayed if one tries hard enough.

   1976, American Society for Testing and Materials, Child-resistant Packaging, page 27

   An impurity passed into your gun could cause it to misspray or clog, creating a lot of extra work fixing the paint surface and your spray gun.

   2003, Dennis W. Parks, How to Paint Your Car, page 111

plural missprays

1. An instance of misspraying.

   This allowed operators to quickly discover if their tanks were leaking or if a misspray occurred.

   2012, Kansas History - Volume 35, page 123

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   This is your last chance to prevent any impurities or clumps from entering spray gun passages and causing a clog or misspray.

   2009, Tharran E. Gaines, How to Paint Your Tractor, page 103

   They worked in silence for about half an hour before removing the masking tape and scraping at the missprays.

   2010, Henry Porter, Brandenburg