Paint - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |peɪnt|  American pronunciation of the word paint
Brit.  |peɪnt|  British pronunciation of the word paint

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 (syn: pigment)
artists use 'paint' and 'pigment' interchangeably
- (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 (syn: key)
he dominates play in the paint
- makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks (syn: blusher, rouge)

verb

- make a painting
he painted all day in the garden
He painted a painting of the garden
- apply paint to; coat with paint
We painted the rooms yellow
- make a painting of
He painted his mistress many times
- apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil

Extra examples

I need to paint the bookcase.

We're going to paint the room yellow.

The classroom wall was painted with clouds and rainbows.

He painted that portrait of his wife.

She painted the landscape on a square canvas.

I like to draw and my sister likes to paint.

The beauty of the world inspires me to paint.

He paints mostly in oils.

The study paints a bleak picture of the effects of pollution on animal life.

Apply paint to the canvas in a series of short strokes.

I need more blue paint.

The old walls are coated with several layers of paint.

The house needs a fresh coat of paint.

The store sells many different paints.

Did you chip the paint?

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: paint
he/she/it: paints
present participle: painting
past tense: painted
past participle: painted
noun
singular: paint
plural: paints
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