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

1 sense of sparge

Sense 1
sprinkle, sprinkling, sparge -- (the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt")
       => watering -- (wetting with water; "the lawn needs a great deal of watering")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb sparge

2 senses of sparge

Sense 1
sparge -- (agitate by introducing air or compressed gas; "sparge the water")
       => shake, agitate -- (move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking")

Sense 2
sprinkle, sparge, besprinkle -- (scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn")
       => wet -- (cause to become wet; "Wet your face")