: 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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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
Sometimes the Flock license-plate reader cameras were sprayed with pink spray paint; other times they were struck with bats, hit with BB guns, or simply unscrewed.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 14 May 2026
Stockton activist Prism Atica pleaded not guilty in Sacramento federal court to two Class C misdemeanor charges for spray-painting an ICE building in Stockton and removing an American flag in March.
—Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
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Noun
The vandals sprayed their hate messages with black and red spray paint.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
Sometimes the Flock license-plate reader cameras were sprayed with pink spray paint; other times they were struck with bats, hit with BB guns, or simply unscrewed.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
Take a peek at Honest Abe’s former abode, walk one of the country’s most impressive Art Deco districts, take part in a hands-on art installation spray-painting Cadillacs in the middle of a field, and more.
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 14 May 2026
Stockton activist Prism Atica pleaded not guilty in Sacramento federal court to two Class C misdemeanor charges for spray-painting an ICE building in Stockton and removing an American flag in March.
—Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
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“Spray paint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spray%20paint. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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