: paint that is sprayed onto a surface from a hand-held can
a can of spray paint
spray-painted; spray-painting; spray-paints
: to paint (something) with paint that is sprayed from a can or sprayer
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026
Early Sunday morning, surveillance cameras captured the person walking onto school property and using spray paint to write offensive messages on the exterior walls of the school, police say.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 23 Jan. 2026
An inverted red triangle, a symbol Hamas uses to mark its targets in propaganda videos, was also spray-painted on the front door of a house adjacent to the shed.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The 1980s Hartford tower is still a target for spray paint.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026
Early Sunday morning, surveillance cameras captured the person walking onto school property and using spray paint to write offensive messages on the exterior walls of the school, police say.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
There were at least seven areas of the building's facade spray-painted with messages voicing anti-ICE sentiments and threats to politicians.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 23 Jan. 2026
An inverted red triangle, a symbol Hamas uses to mark its targets in propaganda videos, was also spray-painted on the front door of a house adjacent to the shed.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Spray paint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spray%20paint. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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