: 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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Victoria Elena Valenzuela, USA Today, 8 July 2025
This includes all types of aerosol cans that contain everything from hairspray and sunscreen to spray paint and shaving cream.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2025
Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
About 10 minutes later, one or two members of the group broke off to spray-paint vehicles and a guard booth with anti-ICE slogans.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2025
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Noun
On June 12, the FBI raided their house, where agents found face masks, spray paint, a slingshot and a notebook with anti-police slogans in the Ford pickup.
—Victoria Elena Valenzuela, USA Today, 8 July 2025
This includes all types of aerosol cans that contain everything from hairspray and sunscreen to spray paint and shaving cream.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2025
Verb
One or two broke off from the group and began to spray-paint graffiti on cars and a guard structure in the detention center's parking lot, the complaint said.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
About 10 minutes later, one or two members of the group broke off to spray-paint vehicles and a guard booth with anti-ICE slogans.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2025
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“Spray paint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spray%20paint. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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