paint
paint definition
paint (pānt)
transitive verb
- to make (a picture, design, etc.) in colors applied to a surface
- to depict or portray with paints to paint a landscape
- to describe colorfully or vividly; depict in words
- to cover or decorate with paint; color to paint a wall
- to apply cosmetics to; adorn; beautify
- to apply (a medicine, etc.) with a brush or swab
- to treat (a wound, etc.) in this way
Etymology: ME peinten < OFr peint, pp. of peindre < L pingere, to paint, embroider < IE base *peig-, to mark by scratching or coloring > Gr pikros, sharp, OE fah, stained
intransitive verb
- to practice the art of painting pictures
- Archaic to use cosmetics
noun
- 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.
- dry pigment for such use
- a dried coat of paint
- coloring matter, such as lipstick, rouge, etc., used as a cosmetic
- greasepaint
- ☆ Chiefly West pinto ()
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Etymology: < the practice of painting the area in a contrasting color
Basketball, Informal free throw lane: with the
Related Forms:
- paintable paint′·able adjective
paint Idioms
paint out
to cover up with or as with a coat of paint
paint the town (red)
☆Slang to go on a boisterous spree; carouse
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