spray on a paint

  • 1Spray painting — is a painting technique where a device sprays a coating (paint, ink, varnish etc.) through the air onto a surface. The most common types employ compressed gas usually air compressed by an air compressor to atomize and direct the paint particles.… …

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  • 2spray paint — noun paint applied with a spray gun • Hypernyms: ↑paint, ↑pigment * * * ˈspray paint f25 noun uncountable paint that is kept in a container under pressure and that you can spray onto sth …

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  • 3spray paint — spray paints, spray painting, spray painted also spray paint 1) N MASS Spray paint is paint bought in a special can which you spray on a surface by pressing a button on the top of the can. The walls have been horribly vandalized with spray paint …

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  • 4Spray paint art — is an artform utilizing spray paint and performed on posterboard or wood. It differs from traditional graffiti in that graffiti is performed on buildings, trains and the like, as opposed to more traditional art surfaces. Background This is a… …

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  • 5Spray-paint — (spr[=a] p[=a]nt), v. t. To paint (a surface) by means of a spray, using a {spray can} or {spray gun}. [PJC] …

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  • 6spray paint — spray ,paint noun count or uncount paint that you put on a surface using a SPRAY CAN or SPRAY GUN ╾ spray ,paint verb transitive …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 7Spray paint — (spr[=a] p[=a]nt ), n. paint packaged in a {spray can}. [PJC] …

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  • 8spray paint — n [U] paint that you spray from a can >spray paint v [I and T] …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9spray paint — spray′ paint n. cvb paint that is packaged in an aerosol container for spraying onto a surface spray′ paint , v.t …

    From formal English to slang

  • 10spray-paint — /spray paynt /, v.t. to cover, mark, draw, or write with spray paint. [1965 70] * * * …

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