spray can n 1: a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas) [syn: {aerosol}, {aerosol container}, {aerosol can}, {aerosol bomb}, {spray can}]
Spray can \Spray" can`\ (spr[=a]"k[a^]n`), n. a small can containing a liquid under pressure of a gas that forces the liquid out in an aerosol form when the valve is opened. [PJC]