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Meaning of 'paint' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Paint [ n.]
- A pigment or coloring substance.
- The same prepared with a vehicle, as oil, water with gum, or the like, for application to a surface.
- A cosmetic; rouge.
2 . Paint [ v. t.]
- To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc.
- Fig.: To color, stain, or tinge; to adorn or beautify with colors; to diversify with colors.
- To form in colors a figure or likeness of on a flat surface, as upon canvas; to represent by means of colors or hues; to exhibit in a tinted image; to portray with paints; as, to paint a portrait or a landscape.
- Fig.: To represent or exhibit to the mind; to describe vividly; to delineate; to image; to depict.
- To practice the art of painting; as, the artist paints well.
- To color one's face by way of beautifying it.

Meaning of 'paint' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . paint [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
Example in sentence:
  • artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably
Meaning (2):
- (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court
Example in sentence:
  • he dominates play in the paint;
  • he hit a jump shot from the top of the key
3 . paint [ v]
Meaning (3):
- make a painting
Example in sentence:
  • He painted a painting of the garden;
  • he painted all day in the garden
Meaning (4):
- make a painting of
Example in sentence:
  • He painted his mistress many times
Meaning (5):
- apply paint to; coat with paint
Example in sentence:
  • We painted the rooms yellow

Nearby Words:

paid paideutics paien paigle paijama pail pailful pailfuls paillasse pailmall

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