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Paint

peɪnt

Paint definitions
noun
paint paints
  1. a coloured substance which is spread over a surface and dries to leave a thin decorative or protective coating

    "a tin of paint"

    • an act of painting something

      "the house looked in need of a good paint"

    • cosmetic make-up

      "one has false curls, another too much paint"

    • the function or capability of producing graphics, especially those that mimic the effect of real paint

      "a paint program"

  2. a piebald horse

    "a paint mare"

  3. the rectangular area marked near the basket at each end of the court

    "the two players jostled in the paint"

verb
paint painted painting paints
  1. cover the surface of (something) with paint

    "the ceiling was painted dark grey"

    • apply cosmetics to (the skin)

      "she couldn't have been more than fourteen but her face was thickly painted"

    • apply (a liquid) to a surface with a brush
  2. depict (someone or something) or produce (a picture) with paint

    "I painted a woman sitting next to a table lamp"

    portray picture paint a picture of depict delineate draw sketch represent catch (a likeness of)
    • give a description of

      "the city is not as bad as it is painted"

    • create (a graphic or screen display) using a paint program

      "the program enables you to paint images on your screen"

  3. display a mark representing (an aircraft or vehicle) on a radar screen

    "flying behind hills lessens the enemy's ability to paint you with radar"