Paint

/peɪnt/ · noun

Meaning

A substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a solid coating that protects or adds colour to an object or surface to which it has been applied..

Definitions by Sense

1. A substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a solid coating that protects or adds colour to an object or surface to which it has been applied.
2. (in the plural) A set of containers or blocks of paint of different colors/colours, used for painting pictures.
3. (basketball, slang) The free-throw lane, construed with the.
4. (uncountable, paintball, slang) Paintballs.
5. (poker, slang) Synonym of face card (king, queen, or jack).
6. (computing, attributive) Graphics drawn using an input device, not scanned or generated.
7. (uncountable) Makeup.
8. (uncountable, slang) Tattoo work.

Example Sentences

fresh coat of paint

René went back into the kitchen and put a pot of coffee on, got out his paints and started on a new painting. He felt inspired.

The Nimrods are strong on the outside, but not very good in the paint.

Early on it was the Bulldogs who were clearly the aggressors, playing hard in the paint and getting baskets with muscle more than with their shooting prowess.

Isaiah Thomas is very clever, very crafty getting to the paint and finishing in the paint.

In Game 3, they re-focused on protecting the paint and transition defense. The Cavs scored 106 points in the paint in the first two games and just 20 in Game 3.

I am running low on paint for my marker.

It combines traditional paint capabilities with photograph enhancement features.

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Word Forms

• paints
• painting
• painted

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