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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
/ ɪԳ /
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貹Գٲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- 貹Գa· adjective
- 貹Գl adjective
- dzܳpԳ verb (used with object)
Word History and Origins
Word 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 home likely had at least one layer of lead-based paint, which was used for decades on homes until it became illegal in 1978.
Throughout their lives, both mother and daughter would leave husbands behind for their church activities, eventually traveling America together in a car painted “Jesus Saves!”
The painting of a massive pastel mural on the side of the building.
Lucas loved the idealistic adventure reels of the ’30s and ’40s where good and evil were divided by a fresh coat of paint.
Alex Farquharson, director of Tate Britain and chair of the Turner Prize jury, said the shortlist "reflects the breadth of artistic practice today, from painting and sculpture to photography and installation".
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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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