spray paint

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noun

: paint that is sprayed onto a surface from a hand-held can

a can of spray paint

spray-paint

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verb

spray-painted; spray-painting; spray-paints

: to paint (something) with paint that is sprayed from a can or sprayer

Examples of spray paint in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Pineda says the cameras have been vandalized, covered with tape, spray paint and even clothing. —Tori Mason, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026

Later that night, Cloud went out with his friend Daniel Aguilera to spray paint a memorial for another friend who had died from a fentanyl overdose six years ago. —Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026

Verb

For decades, visitors have been spray-painting the 10 vintage Cadillacs at the site and mulling the transitory nature of time as Bruce Springsteen did in his 1980 song of the same name. —Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026

Surveillance video showed a group of people walking outside the warehouse before going inside and spending more than half an hour spray-painting profanities and trashing the facility. —Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for spray paint

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