Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To paint (a surface) by means of a spray, using a
spray can orspray gun . - noun paint packaged in a
spray can .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun paint applied with a spray gun
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Examples
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The killer describes teen years infatuated with hip-hop, sneaking out at night in baggy jeans and hooded sweat shirts to spray-paint buildings around the capital with graffiti under the tag name "Morg."
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The only reason they can't see the signs is because the either shoot them, spray-paint over them, or run over them.
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But what it all comes down to is this: walls are just so much bigger and cheaper than canvas; it is much, much nicer to use spray-paint outdoors than indoors, and last but not least, working on the street always gets you an immediate response to what you are doing - which can be tough but is probably the reason why we have become artists in the first place.
Carmen Zella: GERMANY on the STREETS of LA Carmen Zella 2010
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But what it all comes down to is this: walls are just so much bigger and cheaper than canvas; it is much, much nicer to use spray-paint outdoors than indoors, and last but not least, working on the street always gets you an immediate response to what you are doing - which can be tough but is probably the reason why we have become artists in the first place.
Carmen Zella: GERMANY on the STREETS of LA Carmen Zella 2010
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But what it all comes down to is this: walls are just so much bigger and cheaper than canvas; it is much, much nicer to use spray-paint outdoors than indoors, and last but not least, working on the street always gets you an immediate response to what you are doing - which can be tough but is probably the reason why we have become artists in the first place.
Carmen Zella: GERMANY on the STREETS of LA Carmen Zella 2010
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The airbrush came out of my fascination with spray-paint, it seemed so tough...like a fake metallic armor that enveloped a subject.
Yasmine Mohseni: Beyond the White Cube: Mary Anna Pomonis Takes on Elizabeth Taylor's Diamonds and Hot Rod Paint Yasmine Mohseni 2011
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The airbrush came out of my fascination with spray-paint, it seemed so tough...like a fake metallic armor that enveloped a subject.
Yasmine Mohseni: Beyond the White Cube: Mary Anna Pomonis Takes on Elizabeth Taylor's Diamonds and Hot Rod Paint Yasmine Mohseni 2011
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The airbrush came out of my fascination with spray-paint, it seemed so tough...like a fake metallic armor that enveloped a subject.
Yasmine Mohseni: Beyond the White Cube: Mary Anna Pomonis Takes on Elizabeth Taylor's Diamonds and Hot Rod Paint Yasmine Mohseni 2011
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The airbrush came out of my fascination with spray-paint, it seemed so tough...like a fake metallic armor that enveloped a subject.
Yasmine Mohseni: Beyond the White Cube: Mary Anna Pomonis Takes on Elizabeth Taylor's Diamonds and Hot Rod Paint Yasmine Mohseni 2011
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But what it all comes down to is this: walls are just so much bigger and cheaper than canvas; it is much, much nicer to use spray-paint outdoors than indoors, and last but not least, working on the street always gets you an immediate response to what you are doing - which can be tough but is probably the reason why we have become artists in the first place.
Carmen Zella: GERMANY on the STREETS of LA Carmen Zella 2010
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