Synonyms for pepper spray
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1. pepper spraynoun

   Synonyms:
   OC spray, OC gas

2. pepper spraynoun

   A non-lethal chemical agent which is used in riot control and personal self-defense.

   The man who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.

   Synonyms:
   OC spray, OC gas

Princeton's WordNet

1. pepper spraynoun

   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

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1. • Aerosol
   • Chemical Weapon

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1. Jennifer Cutrona:

   The little pocket knives I had collected over the years were all at home in the drawer with my pepper spray. I needed something I could pull in less than a second, i sewed a knife sheath into the layers of my sports bra. I put it back on and realized it worked wonderfully. My confidence was back. I was not trying to come up with something that would kill. Just something that would give me a few seconds to get away.

2. Steven Sund:

   As soon as they hit the fence line, the fight was on, violent confrontations from the start. They came with riot helmets, gas masks, shields, pepper spray, fireworks, climbing gear — climbing gear ! — explosives, metal pipes, baseball bats. I have never seen anything like it in 30 years of events in Washington.

3. Iyad Harab:

   I came here after I finished with events at Damascus Gate, after the march passed through... There were clashes here, and I came to film the young Jews. After they saw that I was filming, they came and told me' don't film.' Then they attacked me. Someone came and sprayed me with pepper spray or tear gas, I don't know exactly, i fell onto the ground, I couldn't see anything. And, after I fell, they came with sticks, they hit me in the head, the back, the leg. They knocked me down, and continued to beat me once I was on the ground. I want to emphasize that Israeli Police, I yelled and screamed, and Israeli Police were on site and didn't do anything. Israeli Police didn't move a finger.

4. Chris Yeung:

   Some journalists who were sprayed by pepper spray were not allowed to receive immediate treatment, and they were requested to stop filming.

5. Gregory Gillespie:

   I was with some other guys, and then we were starting to push against them, and they were beating us and putting that pepper spray stuff in your eyes. But there were a bunch of people pushing behind us.