Meanings
verbgo hard in the paint (third-person singular simple present goes hard in the paint, present participle going hard in the paint, simple past went hard in the paint, past participle gone hard in the paint)
present singular third person goes hard in the paint · participle present going hard in the paint · past went hard in the paint · participle past gone hard in the paint
Origin
From the sport of basketball.
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APA
go hard in the paint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20hard%20in%20the%20paint
MLA
“go hard in the paint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20hard%20in%20the%20paint. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go hard in the paint,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20hard%20in%20the%20paint.
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