: 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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Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
As The New York Times recounted in an article published on May 20, Massachusetts artist Ryan McFee decided to paint the image using acrylic and spray paint.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 20 May 2025
Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 June 2025
In one of the photos, Klum is spray-painting part of the billboard while up on a crane.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
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Noun
On the front steps, insults daubed in spray paint were directed at both Mayor Karen Bass and President Trump.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
As The New York Times recounted in an article published on May 20, Massachusetts artist Ryan McFee decided to paint the image using acrylic and spray paint.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 20 May 2025
Verb
After a vandal spray-paints a threatening message on his family’s restaurant, a Palestinian-American boy begins to transform in order to protect the restaurant and his mother.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 June 2025
In one of the photos, Klum is spray-painting part of the billboard while up on a crane.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
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“Spray paint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spray%20paint. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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