Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pepper_spray

1 sense of pepper spray

Sense 1
pepper spray -- (a nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative oleoresin capiscum; used to cause temporary blindness and incapacitate an attacker; also used as a bear deterrent)
       => aerosol, aerosol container, aerosol can, aerosol bomb, spray can -- (a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas))
       => chemical weapon -- (chemical substances that can be delivered using munitions and dispersal devices to cause death or severe harm to people and animals and plants)