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paint
[ peynt ]
noun
- 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.
paint
/ ɪԳ /
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
- informal.face 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 red informal.to celebrate uninhibitedly; go on a spree
Derived Forms
- ˈ貹Գٲ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- 貹Գa· adjective
- 貹Գl adjective
- dzܳpԳ verb (used with object)
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of paint1
Idioms and Phrases
- paint the town red, Informal. to celebrate boisterously, especially by making a round of stops at bars and nightclubs. Also paint the town.
Example Sentences
British-born artist Sarah A Boardman painted Trump's official portrait for the Denver State Capitol Gallery of Presidents, where it hung for six years.
A real pan with flecks of red is at her feet, and his painted legs are upended into the real fridge-freezer that Banksy left by the wall.
On the walls, someone had spray painted graffiti calling Alawites dogs and apostates.
On the contrary, his fans encouraged the conspiracy theory that paints him as a political prisoner and the charges as "a political prosecution," as Charlie Kirk complained.
"I remember going to Rick's house and they were painting Rick's kitchen, and Val got up on top of the refrigerator and did 20 minutes of Hamlet. Never missed a word."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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