: 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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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
To make gilded pumpkins, cover them in gold spray paint or use adhesive and gold leaf, then place them throughout your fall porch display.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2025
Start by finding an interesting branch; tape off the base and spray-paint the top white.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Police said the man arrives during the early morning hours, uses black spray paint to leave his messages and then walks away.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
To make gilded pumpkins, cover them in gold spray paint or use adhesive and gold leaf, then place them throughout your fall porch display.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
About 10 minutes later, one or two members of the group broke off to spray-paint vehicles and a guard booth with anti-ICE slogans.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2025
Start by finding an interesting branch; tape off the base and spray-paint the top white.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Spray paint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spray%20paint. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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