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paint over

paint over verb: to coat with a substance by painting it on.

Verb

paint over (third-person singular simple present paints over, present participle painting over, simple past and past participle painted over)

  1. (transitive) To coat with a substance by painting it on.
    • He painted over the graffiti on the wall.

Forms of paint over

third-person singular presentpaints over
present participlepainting over
past participlepainted over
pastpainted over

Questions about paint over

What does paint over mean?
Paint over means to coat with a substance by painting it on.
What part of speech is paint over?
Paint over is a verb.
What is the past tense of paint over?
The past tense of paint over is painted over.

Words near paint over in the dictionary

  1. paint mask
  2. paint masks
  3. paint oneself into a corner
  4. paint out
  5. paint outs
  6. paint over
  7. paint pot
  8. paint pots
  9. paint rock
  10. paint rocks
  11. paint shaker

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