paint over

1. To coat with a substance by painting it on.

   He painted over the graffiti on the wall.

1. He painted the door over white.

   deEr hat die Tür weiß überstrichen.

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2. Tom accidentally knocked the paint can over.

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3. We had to paint over some offensive words that someone had spray painted on our door.

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4. You can paint over it again when it's dry.

   deWenn es trocken ist, kannst du noch einmal drübermalen.

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5. You can only paint over it again when it's dry.

   deErst wenn sie trocken ist, darfst du drübermalen.

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irregular

• paint upTo paint a surface, place or picture.
• paint outTo obliterate by painting over.
• paint downTo apply blackface to (an actor).
• paint overTo coat with a substance by painting it on.