paint
IPA: pˈeɪnt
noun
- A substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a solid coating that protects or adds color/colour to an object or surface to which it has been applied.
- (in the plural) A set of containers or blocks of paint of different colors/colours, used for painting pictures.
- (basketball, slang) The free-throw lane, construed with the.
- (uncountable, paintball, slang) Paintballs.
- (poker, slang) A face card (king, queen, or jack).
- (computing, attributive) Graphics drawn using an input device, not scanned or generated.
- (uncountable) Makeup.
- (uncountable, slang) Tattoo work.
- (dated) Any substance fixed with latex to harden it.
- The appearance of an object on a radar screen.
- a paint horse
verb
- (transitive) To apply paint to.
- (transitive) To apply in the manner that paint is applied.
- (transitive, medicine) To apply with a brush in order to treat some body part.
- (transitive) To cover (something) with spots of colour, like paint.
- (transitive) To create (an image) with paints.
- (intransitive) To practise the art of painting pictures.
- (transitive, graphical user interface) To draw an element in a graphical user interface.
- (transitive, figuratively) To depict or portray.
- (intransitive) To color one's face by way of beautifying it.
- (transitive, military, slang) To direct a radar beam toward.
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Examples of "paint" in Sentences
- The picture was wonderfully painted.
- The colors of the painting was cheerless.
- I picked a red colored paint from the store.
- He is famous for painting fantastic pictures.
- The pigment gives the paint opacity and color.
- It sure painted a ghastly picture of the staff.
- This is painted in the colors of the Italian flag.
- The book paints a vivid picture of the mind of drug users.
- Many of the homes in the area are painted in vibrant colors.
- The prevailing color of the paintings gave the room its name.