paint in English dictionary

  • paint

    Meanings and definitions of "paint"

    • 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.
    • (transitive) To apply paint to
    • (transitive) To apply in the manner that paint is applied
    • (transitive) To create an image with paints
    • (intransitive) To practise the art of painting pictures
    • (transitive, computing) To draw an element in a graphical user interface.
    • (transitive, figuratively) To depict or portray.
    • 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.
    • noun
      (in the plural)
      A set of containers or blocks of paint of different colors/colours, used for painting pictures.
    • noun
      (basketball, slang)
      The free-throw lane, construed with the .
    • noun
      (uncountable, paintball, slang)
      Paintballs.
    • noun
      (poker, slang)
      A face card (king, queen, or jack).
    • noun
      (computing, attributive)
      Graphics drawn using an input device, not scanned or generated.
    • noun
      Makeup.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To apply paint to.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To apply in the manner that paint is applied.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To cover (something) with spots of colour, like paint.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To create (an image) with paints.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To practise the art of painting pictures.
    • verb
      (transitive, computing)
      To draw an element in a graphical user interface.
    • verb
      (transitive, figuratively)
      To depict or portray.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To color one's face by way of beautifying it.
    • verb
      (transitive, military, slang)
      To direct a radar beam toward.
    • substance
    • paints: set of containers or blocks of paints of different colours
    • apply paint to
    • apply in the manner of paint
    • create an image
    • practise the art of painting pictures
    • A mixture of pigment and a vehicle, such as oil or water, that together form a liquid or paste that can be applied to a surface to provide an adherent coating that imparts colour, protects the surface and/or gives the surface different features.
    • (to) paint
    • To make a painting.
    • noun
      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"
    • noun
      (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"
    • noun
      makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
    • verb
      apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil
    • verb
      apply paint to; coat with paint; "We painted the rooms yellow"
    • verb
      make a painting; "he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden"
    • verb
      make a painting of; "He painted his mistress many times"

    Synonyms of "paint" in English dictionary

    surface, makeup, rouge are the top synonyms of "paint" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of paint

    • paint ( third-person singular simple present paints, present participle painting, simple past and past participle painted)
    • lp  liczba pojedyncza paint, lm  liczba mnoga paints paint, ~ed, ~ed; he ~s; be ~ing
    • paint ( plural  paints)
    • paint (countable and uncountable, plural paints)
    • paint (third-person singular simple present paints, present participle painting, simple past and past participle painted)
  • Paint

    Meanings and definitions of "paint"

    • a Paint Horse
    • noun
      a Paint Horse
    • Paint (software)

    Grammar and declension of paint

    • Paint ( plural  Paints)
    • Paint (plural Paints)

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