Phrase guide

hair spray

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A usually scented hairstyling product in aerosol form that stiffens the hair, so it stays in a certain hairstyle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To spray with this product.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

toiletry consisting of a commercial preparation that is sprayed on the hair to hold it in place

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: toiletry, toilet articles

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 髮膠 /发胶 (fàjiāo) — hairstyling product that stiffens the hair
  • Chinese Mandarin: 定型水 (dìngxíngshuǐ) — hairstyling product that stiffens the hair
  • Chinese Mandarin: 噴髮膠 /喷发胶 (pēnfàjiāo) — hairstyling product that stiffens the hair
  • Dutch: haarspray — hairstyling product that stiffens the hair
  • Dutch: haarlak — hairstyling product that stiffens the hair
  • Finnish: hiuslakka — hairstyling product that stiffens the hair
  • French: laque — hairstyling product that stiffens the hair
  • German: Haarspray — hairstyling product that stiffens the hair
  • Hungarian: hajlakk — hairstyling product that stiffens the hair
  • Japanese: ヘアスプレー (heasupurē) — hairstyling product that stiffens the hair
  • Korean: 헤어스프레이 (heeoseupeurei) — hairstyling product that stiffens the hair
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hårspray — hairstyling product that stiffens the hair
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hårspray — hairstyling product that stiffens the hair
  • Polish: lakier do włosów — hairstyling product that stiffens the hair
  • Portuguese: laca — hairstyling product that stiffens the hair
  • Portuguese: laquê — hairstyling product that stiffens the hair
  • Romanian: fixativ — hairstyling product that stiffens the hair
  • Russian: лак для воло́с (lak dlja volós) — hairstyling product that stiffens the hair
  • Russian: лак (lak) — hairstyling product that stiffens the hair
  • Spanish: laca — hairstyling product that stiffens the hair
  • Swedish: hårspray — hairstyling product that stiffens the hair
  • Swedish: hårsprej — hairstyling product that stiffens the hair
  • Turkish: saç spreyi — hairstyling product that stiffens the hair
  • Ukrainian: лак (lak) — hairstyling product that stiffens the hair
  • Ukrainian: лак для воло́сся (lak dlja volóssja) — hairstyling product that stiffens the hair