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

Don’t hesitate to grab a can or two of spray paint to really take your laundry room design to the next level. —Lindsey Mather, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026

Tourists can come do a tour of the art district, learn how to spray paint a mural or make their own custom bag charms at leather shop Atomic Freedom. —Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 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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