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pepper-spray en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually) Alternative form of pepper spray.

Forms

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pepper-sprays Number=Plur lexicographic

pepper-spray en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of pepper spray.
    • On November 18, 2011, the officer dispassionately pepper-sprayed a line of several nonviolent protesters sitting on the ground at the university, who flinched and covered their faces but remained passive with their arms interlocked, as onlookers shrieked and screamed out for the officer to stop. 2013 October 24, Crimesider Staff, “John Pike, Calif. officer who pepper-sprayed student protesters, awarded $38,000”, in CBS News:

Forms

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pepper-sprayed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
pepper-sprayed Tense=Past lexicographic
pepper-sprays Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
pepper-spraying Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic