: 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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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026
Early Sunday morning, surveillance cameras captured the person walking onto school property and using spray paint to write offensive messages on the exterior walls of the school, police say.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 30 Dec. 2025
Their home was spray-painted with a threatening message and their phone numbers were leaked to scammers after the release of the information, the lawsuit said.
—Idaho Statesman, 27 Dec. 2025
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Noun
The 1980s Hartford tower is still a target for spray paint.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026
Early Sunday morning, surveillance cameras captured the person walking onto school property and using spray paint to write offensive messages on the exterior walls of the school, police say.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
DeSimone claimed the officers were in an unmarked car with tinted windows and had pulled over after seeing a 14-year-old boy spray-painting graffiti on the sidewalk.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 30 Dec. 2025
Their home was spray-painted with a threatening message and their phone numbers were leaked to scammers after the release of the information, the lawsuit said.
—Idaho Statesman, 27 Dec. 2025
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“Spray paint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spray%20paint. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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