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Definition of 'Paint' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) paint
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.

2.  paint
an application of this.

3.  paint
the dried surface pigment:
Don't scuff the paint.

4.  paint
the solid coloring matter alone; pigment.

5.  paint
cosmetics, esp. lipstick or rouge, designed to heighten natural color.

6.  paint
Chiefly Western U.S. a pied, calico, or spotted horse or pony; pinto.

7. (v.t.) paint
to coat, cover, or decorate with paint.

8.  paint
to produce (a picture, design, etc.) in paint.

9.  paint
to represent in paint:
to paint a sunset.

10.  paint
to describe vividly in words:
The ads painted the resort as a paradise.

11.  paint
to color by or as if by painting.

12.  paint
to coat or brush, as with a liquid medicine or a cosmetic.

13. (v.i.) paint
to coat or cover anything with paint.

14.  paint
to engage in painting as an art.

15.  paint
to use cosmetics.


Definition of 'Paint' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) 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
"artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably"

2. (noun) 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
"he hit a jump shot from the top of the key"; "he dominates play in the paint"

3. (verb) rouge, paint, blusher
makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks

4. (verb) paint
make a painting
"he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden"

5. (verb) paint
apply paint to; coat with paint
"We painted the rooms yellow"

6. (verb) paint
make a painting of
"He painted his mistress many times"

7. (verb) paint
apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil


Definition of 'Paint' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) paint
a colored substance brushed onto a surface
to apply paint; What color paint are you going to use?; brightly colored paints

2. (verb) paint
to add color to something by applying paint to it
Let's paint the kitchen pink.; He's up on the roof painting.

3.  paint
to create a picture using paint
Do you want to paint a picture?; I paint in my spare time.

4.  paint
to describe
Her novel paints a picture of Victorian life.


Definition of 'Paint' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Paint
a pigment or coloring substance

2. (noun) Paint
the same prepared with a vehicle, as oil, water with gum, or the like, for application to a surface

3. (noun) Paint
a cosmetic; rouge

4. (verb) Paint
to cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc

5. (verb) Paint
fig.: To color, stain, or tinge; to adorn or beautify with colors; to diversify with colors

6. (verb) Paint
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

7. (verb) Paint
fig.: To represent or exhibit to the mind; to describe vividly; to delineate; to image; to depict

8. (verb) Paint
to practice the art of painting; as, the artist paints well

9. (verb) Paint
to color one's face by way of beautifying it


Translation of 'Paint' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a colouring substance in the form of liquid or paste
The artist's clothes were covered in paint; (

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: verf Arabic flag Arabic: دُهان Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: боя
Brazilian flag Brazilian: tinta Czech flag Czech: barva; barevný German flag German: die Farbe, Farb-...
Danish flag Danish: maling; maler- Greek flag Greek: χρώμα, μπογιά Spanish flag Spanish: pintura
Estonian flag Estonian: värv, värvi- Farsi flag Farsi: رنگ Finnish flag Finnish: maali
French flag French: (de) peinture Hebrew flag Hebrew: צֶבָע Hindi flag Hindi: रंग, लेप
Croatian flag Croatian: boja, farba Hungarian flag Hungarian: festék Indonesian flag Indonesian: cat
Icelandic flag Icelandic: málning Italian flag Italian: pittura, vernice; di pitt Japanese flag Japanese: 塗料
Korean flag Korean: 물감, 페인트 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: dažai Latvian flag Latvian: krāsa
Malay flag Malay: cat Dutch flag Dutch: verf Norwegian flag Norwegian: maling(s-)
Polish flag Polish: farba Persian flag Persian: رنگ Pashto flag Pashto: رنګول، انځو رول ( نقاشى ك
Portuguese flag Portuguese: tinta Romanian flag Romanian: (de) vopsea Russian flag Russian: краска
Slovak flag Slovak: farba; farebný Slovenian flag Slovenian: barva Serbian flag Serbian: boja
Swedish flag Swedish: [målar]färg Thai flag Thai: สี Turkish flag Turkish: boya
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 油漆,顏料 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: фарба Urdu flag Urdu: پينٹ، روغن
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sơn Chinese flag Chinese: 油漆,颜料

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