misspray

English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ spray.

Verb

misspray (third-person singular simple present missprays, present participle misspraying, simple past and past participle missprayed)

1. To spray incorrectly.
   • 1976, American Society for Testing and Materials, Child-resistant Packaging, page 27:

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

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

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

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

     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.

Noun

misspray (plural missprays)

1. An instance of misspraying.
   • 2009, Tharran E. Gaines, How to Paint Your Tractor, page 103:

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

   • 2010, Henry Porter, Brandenburg:

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

   • 2012, Kansas History - Volume 35, page 123:

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