spray paint

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noun

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

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Words nearby spray paint

spray-paint

[ sprey-peynt ]

/ ˈspreɪˌpeɪnt /

verb (used with object)

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

First recorded in 1965–70

When that woman is holding a spray paint can, the potential threats multiply.
Future of Graffiti: Wanna Tag Along?|Josefina Salomon|July 16, 2021|Ozy
“How do you like the s--- on the carpets,” read the spray paint in the dining room.
Spray paint, soiled carpets, dead cats: Evicted tenant allegedly turned home into ‘slice of hell’|Timothy Bella|June 16, 2021|Washington Post
On Halloween a few years ago, I threw on a tuxedo and crafted a makeshift Oscar statue out of aluminum foil and gold spray paint—a nod to Free Solo’s Academy Award win, which Jimmy codirected.
Reflections on a Cover, Jimmy Chin, and Representation|Jeremy Rellosa|May 27, 2021|Outside Online
Krylon was first when it introduced its Fusion for Plastic spray paint in 2004.
Yes, you can repaint plastic outdoor chairs|Jeanne Huber|February 8, 2021|Washington Post

The next morning, Martin and other museum staffers picked up rubber bullets, spray paint cans and protest signs from the streets outside.
Richmond sculptor Edward Valentine created many of the statues that defined Lost Cause mythology. Now his family’s museum is confronting the legacy.|Gregory S. Schneider|January 2, 2021|Washington Post
Brown has taken on legendary status in Ferguson, as the spray paint marking the spot where he died indicates.
'Go Ahead and Shoot Me': The Veteran Who Defied Ferguson's Cops|Justin Glawe|August 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gordon picked up a pair secondhand and began to stencil then onto blank canvases with spray paint.
Kim Gordon: Going Solo After Sonic Youth, and Why She Identifies With ‘Girls’|Andrew Romano|April 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Amid the spray-paint stains she had stenciled the Design Office logo.
Kim Gordon: Going Solo After Sonic Youth, and Why She Identifies With ‘Girls’|Andrew Romano|April 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Grab a broomstick, spray paint that gray, and attach it to the bouncy ball.
Miley Cyrus, Walter White, Oprah: Your Pop Culture Halloween Costume Guide|Kevin Fallon|October 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He was arrested multiple times holding a can of spray paint with his hands and mouth “smeared with the stuff.”
10 Shocking Bits From Book About How Texas Executed an Innocent Man|Ben Jacobs|May 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST