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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
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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±è²¹¾±²Ô³Ù²â, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From
- ±è²¹¾±²Ô³Ùa·²ú±ô±ð adjective
- ±è²¹¾±²Ô³Ùl±ð²õ²õ adjective
- ´Ç³Ü³Ùp²¹¾±²Ô³Ù verb (used with object)
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog 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
The image that Trump painted of America and our future was far different from the one we saw in the U.S.
Sometimes a painted street number, barely legible on the curb, sometimes not even that.
Tate Modern has announced it has received a major gift from a couple of art collectors in the form of a painting by the US modern artist Joan Mitchell.
And even when Hayes is not scoring easy baskets, his rim-running has forced defenses to suck into the paint and create more open shots on the perimeter.
In the 2010s, Kilmer wound down his output, focusing more on his art, painting and drawing regularly, and selling his works directly to consumers through his website.
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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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