sparge : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: sparge	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for sparge
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sparge n the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt" Synonym(s): sprinkle, sprinkling, sparge v agitate by introducing air or compressed gas; "sparge the water" scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn" Synonym(s): sprinkle, sparge, besprinkle
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sparge \Sparge\, v. t. [L. spargere; cf. F. asperger.] To sprinkle; to moisten by sprinkling; as, to sparge paper.