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Paint

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Noun

1. paint, pigment

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 Sentences:
'artists use paint' and pigment' interchangeably'

2. key, paint

(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 Sentences:
'he hit a jump shot from the top of the key'
'he dominates play in the paint'

3. blusher, paint, rouge

makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks

Verb

4. paint

make a painting

Example Sentences:
'he painted all day in the garden'
'He painted a painting of the garden'

5. paint

apply paint to; coat with paint

Example Sentences:
'We painted the rooms yellow'

6. paint

make a painting of

Example Sentences:
'He painted his mistress many times'

7. paint

apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Paint

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noun
1. 
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
2. 
a dry film of paint on a surface
3. 
the solid pigment of a paint before it is suspended in liquid
4. informal
face make-up, such as rouge
5.  short for greasepaint
verb
6. 
to make (a picture) of (a figure, landscape, etc) with paint applied to a surface such as canvas
7. 
to coat (a surface) with paint, as in decorating
8. (transitive)
to apply (liquid) onto (a surface)
her mother painted the cut with antiseptic
9. (transitive)
to apply make-up onto (the face, lips, etc)
10. (transitive)
to describe vividly in words
11.  paint the town red

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Paint

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verb transitive
1. 
a. 
to make (a picture, design, etc.) in colors applied to a surface
b. 
to depict or portray with paints
to paint a landscape
2. 
to describe colorfully or vividly; depict in words
3. 
to cover or decorate with paint; color
to paint a wall
4. 
to apply cosmetics to; adorn; beautify
5. 
a. 
to apply (a medicine, etc.) with a brush or swab
b. 
to treat (a wound, etc.) in this way
verb intransitive
6. 
to practice the art of painting pictures
7.  Archaic
to use cosmetics
noun
8. 
a. 
a mixture of a pigment with oil, water, etc., in liquid or paste form, applied as with a brush, roller, or spray gun, and used for protective covering or coloring of a surface or for making pictures on canvas, paper, etc.
b. 
dry pigment for such use
9. 
a dried coat of paint
10. 
a. 
coloring matter, such as lipstick, rouge, etc., used as a cosmetic
b. 
greasepaint
11.  US Chiefly West
pinto (sense 2)
12.  US, Basketball; Informal
free throw lane
with the

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Paint

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n.
1.
a. A liquid mixture, usually of a solid pigment in a liquid vehicle, used as a decorative or protective coating.
b. The thin dry film formed by such a mixture when applied to a surface.
c. The solid pigment before it is mixed with a vehicle.
2. A cosmetic, such as rouge, that is used to give color to the face; makeup.
3. Basketball The free throw lane.
4. A Paint horse.
5. Slang The face cards in a deck of cards: I haven't seen any paint for the last ten hands.
v. paint·ed, paint·ing, paints
v.tr.
1. To make (a picture) with paints.
2.
a. To represent in a picture with paints.
b. To depict vividly in words.
3. To coat or decorate with paint: paint a house.
4. To apply cosmetics to.
5. To apply medicine to; swab: paint a wound.
6. To shine a laser beam on, especially in order to designate a target for laser-guided munitions.
v.intr.
1. To practice the art of painting pictures.
2. To cover something with paint.
3. To apply cosmetics to oneself: "Let her paint an inch thick, to this favor she must come" (Shakespeare).
4. To serve as a surface to be coated with paint: These nonporous surfaces paint badly with a brush.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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