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paint

UK/peɪnt/ US/pɛjɳʈ/ common slang
verb (4) noun (3)

verb

1.

make a painting

  • “he painted all day in the garden”
  • “He painted a painting of the garden”
2.

apply paint to; coat with paint

  • “We painted the rooms yellow”
3.

make a painting of

  • “He painted his mistress many times”
4.

apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil

noun

1.

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

2.

(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”
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3.

makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks

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Origin

From Middle English peynten, from Old French peintier, paincter, itself from paint, the past participle of paindre, from Latin pingō (“to paint”) (perfect passive participle pictus).

Phrases

  • body paint
  • emulsion paint
  • face paint
  • finger paint
  • fresh as paint
  • go hard in the paint
  • Indian paint rock
  • know someone from a can of paint
  • paint a rosy picture
  • paint oneself into a corner
  • paint out
  • paint over

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