spray paint

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noun

: paint that is sprayed onto a surface from a hand-held can

a can of spray paint

spray-paint

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verb

spray-painted; spray-painting; spray-paints

: to paint (something) with paint that is sprayed from a can or sprayer

Examples of spray paint in a Sentence

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Noun

More:Goodman Acker law firm in Southfield vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti, spray paint Other antisemitic incidents have been reported in the state, too. —

Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2024 Carol led me to a cramped room full of tools and equipment for testing deposition manufacturing—building things by depositing one or more layers of material, as with a can of spray paint or a 3-D printer. —

Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2024

Verb

Shortly after, a horse is found mysteriously dripping blood across its face; Arlo ventures into the woods and returns, changed, speaking about the danger that lies ahead; a stranger in a gas mask spray-paints a blue line across town and offers warnings through cryptic messages on a whiteboard. —

Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024 Graffiti was spray-painted on an exterior wall of the residence. —

Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for spray paint