a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
an application of this.
the dried surface pigment: Don't scuff the paint.
the solid coloring matter alone; pigment.
facial cosmetics, especially lipstick, rouge, etc., designed to heighten natural color.
Chiefly Western U.S.a pied, calico, or spotted horse or pony; pinto.
verb (used with object)
to coat, cover, or decorate (something) with paint: to paint a fence.
to produce (a picture, design, etc.) in paint: to paint a portrait.
to represent in paint, as in oils, tempera, or watercolor: to paint an actress as the Muse of tragedy.
to depict as if by painting; describe vividly in words: The ads painted the resort as a winter wonderland.
to color by or as if by painting: Sunset painted the clouds pink.
to apply a substance to, as a liquid medicine or a cosmetic: to paint a cut with iodine.
verb (used without object)
to coat or cover anything with paint.
to engage in painting as an art: She has begun to paint in her spare time.
to put on or use facial cosmetics.
Idioms for paint
paint the town red, Informal. to celebrate boisterously, especially by making a round of stops at bars and nightclubs.Also paint the town.
Origin of paint
1200–50; Middle English peinten (v.) <Old French peint, past participle of peindre<Latin pingere to paint; see picture
OTHER WORDS FROM paint
paint·a·ble,adjectivepaintless,adjectiveoutpaint,verb (used with object)
If Embiid even steps foot in the paint, the nearest help defender slides over to deny an entry pass until the man guarding Embiid can steel himself enough to force Embiid off his spot.
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They each finished the regular season ranked among the top 10 in the NBA in defensive rating and opponent points in the paint.
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While on the water, the fishermen beat the canoe with banana leaves, applied body paint, blew on conch shells and chanted in synchrony.
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Many of those products had little to no English language instruction and contained methylene chloride, commonly used for paint removal, which is banned for retail sale by the EPA because exposure can result in death.
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She’s more concerned with tracking, for instance, how many possessions the Dream can get Carter into the paint, as opposed to times down the floor when she’s limited to the perimeter.
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U.S. spies are worried the long-awaited Senate review will paint targets on their backs.
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I want to paint what I feel,” he said to Theo, “and feel what I paint.
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The idea of being able to paint together was the direction we were all hinting toward anyway.
And if you can paint it you can paint all the leaves in the world.'
The Tower of Oblivion|Oliver Onions
Some repairers use a hastily made solution of powdered colour such as burnt umber, and paint or rub it into the wood.
The Repairing & Restoration of Violins|Horace Petherick
For a person,” said I, “who most unfortunately has lost his shadow, could you paint a false one?
Peter Schlemihl etc.|Adelbert Chamisso
British Dictionary definitions for paint
paint
/ (peɪnt) /
noun
a substance used for decorating or protecting a surface, esp a mixture consisting of a solid pigment suspended in a liquid, that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard coating
a dry film of paint on a surface
the solid pigment of a paint before it is suspended in liquid
informalface make-up, such as rouge
short for greasepaint
verb
to make (a picture) of (a figure, landscape, etc) with paint applied to a surface such as canvas
to coat (a surface) with paint, as in decorating
(tr)to apply (liquid) onto (a surface)her mother painted the cut with antiseptic
(tr)to apply make-up onto (the face, lips, etc)
(tr)to describe vividly in words
paint the town redinformalto celebrate uninhibitedly; go on a spree
Derived forms of paint
painty, adjective
Word Origin for paint
C13: from Old French peint painted, from peindre to paint, from Latin pingere to paint, adorn
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