respray
verb[IorT]
(alsore-spray)uk/ˌriːˈspreɪ/ustosprayasubstance(=forceliquidout of acontainerin verysmalldrops)onto something again:
Cover theundersidesof theleaveswithsoapywaterand respray them after 10days.
Re-spray thepan,turntheheattomediumandreturnthepanto thehob.
[usually passive]
to put newpainton avehiclebysprayingit(=forcingthepaintout of acontainerin verysmalldrops):
Theoldcarhad been resprayed in ashadeoftangerineorange.
Hetriedtocoverup theaccidentby respraying hiscarandaskingotherstoliefor him.
Thedoorwill have to bereplacedand thedamagedbumperresprayed.
- Repeat theprocess, re-spraying thefryingpanwhennecessary.
- She wassurroundedbyhelpers,endlesslyre-spraying herhairanddabbingat herface.
- We are having the boat'sdeckprofessionallyresprayed with anon-slipsubstance.
- Thecarwas resprayed, and has since been in thehandsof up to 20 differentowners.
Movement of liquids
- backsplash
- be dripping withsomethingidiom
- bleed
- decant
- drainage
- drip
- eddy
- leakage
- ripple
- runsomeone/somethingover
- runnel
- seep
- seepage
- slosh
- spit
- swirl
- topsomethingup
- trickle
- tub
- washsomethingaway
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respray
noun[C]
(alsore-spray)uk/ˈriː.spreɪ/usanoccasionwhen avehicleissprayedwith newpaint(= has thepaintput on byforcingit out of acontainerin verysmalldrops):
Iendedup with afullcarrespray and two newtyres.
I can'tfindtheserialnumber, as the re-spray hascoveredit up.
- At thetimeof theaccident, thecarwas already in need of a re-spray.
- I have just beenorganizinga respray of thecar, sopicturesshould beavailablein the next fewweeks.
- Aftersittingunusedfor twoyearsat theairport, theaircrafthad a respray in the new airline'scolours.
Movement of liquids
- backsplash
- be dripping withsomethingidiom
- bleed
- decant
- drainage
- drip
- eddy
- leakage
- ripple
- runsomeone/somethingover
- runnel
- seep
- seepage
- slosh
- spit
- swirl
- topsomethingup
- trickle
- tub
- washsomethingaway
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Paints, dyes & pigments