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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the act of sprinkling or splashing water;
- Example: "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"
- Example: "a sparge of warm water over the malt"
[syn: sprinkle, sprinkling, sparge]


VERB (2)

1. agitate by introducing air or compressed gas;
- Example: "sparge the water"

2. scatter with liquid; wet lightly;
- Example: "Sprinkle the lawn"
[syn: sprinkle, sparge, besprinkle]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sparge \Sparge\, v. t. [L. spargere; cf. F. asperger.]
   To sprinkle; to moisten by sprinkling; as, to sparge paper.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

sparge
    n 1: the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a
         sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the
         malt" [syn: sprinkle, sprinkling, sparge]
    v 1: agitate by introducing air or compressed gas; "sparge the
         water"
    2: scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn" [syn:
       sprinkle, sparge, besprinkle]