: 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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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2025
Deputies recovered a can of yellow spray paint, a scale and a Crown Royal bottle from the scene.
—Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 20 Mar. 2025
In San Diego, multiple cars at a Tesla dealership had swastikas spray-painted on them earlier this week, authorities said.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 19 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The department’s Patrol Division began investigating the next day and interviewed multiple individuals who were either involved or who had knowledge of the graffiti, which was done in red and blue spray paint, police said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2025
Deputies recovered a can of yellow spray paint, a scale and a Crown Royal bottle from the scene.
—Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
Two people have been arrested and are now facing state and federal charges tied to two separate attacks on a Tesla dealership in Loveland, Colo., which involved throwing Molotov cocktails at the cars and, in one instance, spray-painting expletive-ridden messages on the showroom's windows.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 20 Mar. 2025
In San Diego, multiple cars at a Tesla dealership had swastikas spray-painted on them earlier this week, authorities said.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Spray paint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spray%20paint. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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