Aim and Spray

Aim

Aim verb - To point or turn (something) toward a target or goal.

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Spray and aim are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spray" instead a verb "Aim".

Nearby Words: aimed, aiming

Spray verb - To cover by or as if by scattering something over or on.

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Aim and spray are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Aim" instead a verb "Spray".

Nearby Words: sprayed, sprayer, spraying

special	special aim	special spray
best	best aim	best spray
fine	fine aim	fine spray
instant	instant aim	instant spray
Other adjectives: proper, impressive, quick, excellent, automatic, red.

While skunks don't specifically aim for the eyes, some owls evolved the ability to withstand being hit in the eyes with skunk spray.

Source: A Handful for an Eye
Spam Attack: The Light Spinfusors used by the lighter classes have a stupidly fast rate of fire, especially compared to the Brute's Heavy Spinfusor, which requires you to aim every shot, while the light "Spamfusor" just involves spray and pray at times.

Source: Video Game / Tribes
One mistake many players make is to use the aim button to spray the extinguisher, which causes Frank to throw it with all his strength... into the guy's groin.

Source: Video Game / Dead Rising

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