paint over

phrasal verb

painted over; painting over; paints over

: to cover (something) with a layer of paint

paint over graffiti

Examples of paint over in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That morning, the inspector, who had visited Oasis before, observed that the opening that once led to the main dining room had been walled in with a mural painted over it. —Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025

Drywall has been placed and painted over the wood walls. —Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025

Commissioner David Suarez played a video that was posted in community Facebook groups, showing several bicycles that appeared to be painted over in black, lining the fence of the hostel. —Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025

Other clips showed the kids painting over black-and-white images of themselves, while Miles also joined his younger siblings and their mom to pose for a photo of them pulling silly faces. —Becca Longmire, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024

Rhymes for paint over

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover