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Meaning of trade paint | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To make physical contact with another motorized vehicles while driving.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see trade, paint.

Examples

“Petty kept his place at the the^([sic]) pack, and Allison traded paint with Isaac.”
“Then the bus is gone, juddering past us by such a narrow margin I feel we have “traded paint,” as Robert would have said.”
“John Andretti was in front of Sterling, who cared no more for John than Bobby did. How long before they traded paint?”
“He and friend Jeff Gordon "traded paint" at one point during the race. And then there were several instances when The Intimidator nudged rookies Ron Hornaday and Kurt Busch.”
“Not since the 1970s when the best drivers from America traded paint with the elite of Europe have we seen a more remarkable display of driving.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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