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PEPPER SPRAY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pepper spray mean? 

PEPPER SPRAY (noun)
  The noun PEPPER SPRAY has 1 sense:

1. a nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative oleoresin capiscum; used to cause temporary blindness and incapacitate an attacker; also used as a bear deterrentplay

  Familiarity information: PEPPER SPRAY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PEPPER SPRAY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative oleoresin capiscum; used to cause temporary blindness and incapacitate an attacker; also used as a bear deterrent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pepper spray" is a kind of...):

aerosol; aerosol bomb; aerosol can; aerosol container; spray can (a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas))

chemical weapon (chemical substances that can be delivered using munitions and dispersal devices to cause death or severe harm to people and animals and plants)


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