what does sparge mean?
SPARGE as NOUN
- Meaning
- the act of sprinkling or splashing water
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- baptized with a sprinkling of holy water
- a sparge of warm water over the malt
Hypernyms(s) sparge is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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SPARGE as VERB
- Meaning
- scatter with liquid
- wet lightly
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Hypernyms(s) sparge is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- agitate by introducing air or compressed gas
Usage Example(s)
Hypernyms(s) sparge is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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