trade paint

present singular third person trades paint · participle present trading paint · participle past traded paint · past traded paint

1. To make physical contact with another motorized vehicles while driving.

   Petty kept his place at the the^([sic]) pack, and Allison traded paint with Isaac.

   1971, Hot Rod, volume 24, Trend, page 38

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   Then the bus is gone, juddering past us by such a narrow margin I feel we have “traded paint,” as Robert would have said.

   1997, Leila Hadley, A Journey with Elsa Cloud, Books & Company/Turtle Point, →ISBN, page 500

   John Andretti was in front of Sterling, who cared no more for John than Bobby did. How long before they traded paint?

   1998, Shaun Assael, Wide Open: Days and Nights on the NASCAR Tour, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 301

   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.

   2001, Triumph, Dale Earnhardt: Remembering the Intimidator, Triumph Books, →ISBN, page 37

   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.

   2005, Road & Track - Volume 56, CBS Publications, page 160

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see trade, paint.