Definitions

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  • verb transitive, intransitive To spray again.
  • noun An act of respraying.

Etymologies

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re- +‎ spray

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Examples

  • I want to do a full respray to tone in that patch of slightly darker paint on the door.

    Fiat Seicento Sporting « Barefoot in the Kitchen 2009

  • Mulcahy slammed his foot on the brake just in time to save himself a respray job.

    The Priest Gerard O’Donovan 2011

  • Even when David Cameron says: "It's time we admitted that there's more to life than money and it's time we focused not just on GDP but on GWB – general wellbeing", the statement gets treated as just another respray of the true blues rather than a yardstick against which to judge his policies.

    The trouble with the economics of happiness | Aditya Chakrabortty 2011

  • They are fun games which, it is true, allow you to sometimes do some pretty disturbing things, but their imposition of penalties and consequences for those actions is also well-handled although the way you can magic away your wanted status by getting a respray is rather silly.

    The GTA3 Trilogy Adam Whitehead 2009

  • They are fun games which, it is true, allow you to sometimes do some pretty disturbing things, but their imposition of penalties and consequences for those actions is also well-handled although the way you can magic away your wanted status by getting a respray is rather silly.

    Archive 2009-11-01 Adam Whitehead 2009

  • April 1, 2009 at 5:48 am oxy clean rules. i put it on there and just let it sit. respray if needed. i have gotten out chocolate soy milk which might as well be labeled a dye of sorts. dawn dish washing liquid is also good believe it or not. good luck. it stinks when that happens.

    Polka Dot Cottage: Dribbles 2009

  • I can also respray it and reupholster it if need be.

    A Disposable Society Lauri 2009

  • Hang on, Gordon, Anna said suddenly, the Mitsubishi that was stolen: had it had a respray?

    Deadly Intent Lynda La Plante 2008

  • Hang on, Gordon, Anna said suddenly, the Mitsubishi that was stolen: had it had a respray?

    Deadly Intent Lynda La Plante 2008

  • Hang on, Gordon, Anna said suddenly, the Mitsubishi that was stolen: had it had a respray?

    Deadly Intent Lynda La Plante 2008

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