Synonyms

spray paint

¹ American

noun

paint that is packaged in an aerosol container for spraying directly onto a surface.

spray-paint ² American

[sprey-peynt] / ˈspreɪˌpeɪnt /

verb (used with object)

to cover, mark, draw, or write with spray paint.

Etymology

Origin of spray-paint

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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After getting out a few cans of spray paint, something drew him to the manhole cover in the street.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

I mean, everywhere — there’s got to be a spray paint shortage at this point.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025

The work differs from the previous works by Banksy unveiled this week in that it is a detailed painting that appears to have been created with translucent spray paint.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2024

In another part of the video taken at night, he is seen apparently urinating on the pillar and using spray paint to write “toilet” in English.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

Cade Hernandez’s idea was this: He wanted to spray paint a message on sixteen of the sun-bleached foundations at the nonexistent resort community of Aberdeen Lake.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

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