paint

Meanings

• 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"
• (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 dominates play in the paint"
• makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
• 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

Synonyms

blusher, key, pigment, rouge