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- DictionaryPaint/pānt/
noun
- 1. a colored substance which is spread over a surface and dries to leave a thin decorative or protective coating: "a can of paint"
- 2. a piebald horse: North American "a paint mare"
verb
- 1. cover the surface of (something) with paint, as decoration or protection: "the ceiling was painted dark gray"
- 2. depict (someone or something) or produce (a picture) with paint: "I painted a woman sitting next to a table lamp"
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paint. noun. /peɪnt/. /peɪnt/. [uncountable] a liquid that is put on surfaces to give them a particular colour; a layer of this liquid when it has dried on a surface. white paint. gloss/matt/acrylic paint. The woodwork has recently been given a fresh coat of paint.
Definition of paint – Learner’s Dictionary. paint. noun [ C, U ] uk / peɪnt / us. Add to word list. A1. a coloured liquid that you put on a surface to decorate it: a gallon of blue paint. The door needs another coat (= layer) of paint. Fewer examples. There were several small splashes of paint on the carpet.
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1 paint /ˈpeɪnt/ noun
plural paints
1 paint
/ˈpeɪnt/
noun
[phrasal verb]
paint over (something)
: to cover (something) with a layer of paint
•They painted over the graffiti.
informal
: to go out drinking, dancing, etc., to have a good time
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Paint is the general term for liquid that is used to add colour to the surface of an object by covering it with a pigmented (coloured) coating. As a verb, painting means "applying paint" (putting paint onto something). Someone who paints is called a painter . Paint is made from a coloured pigment which is usually a powder.
Paint definition, a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art. See more.
4 days ago · 1. a substance used for decorating or protecting a surface, esp a mixture consisting of a solid pigment suspended in a liquid, that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard coating. 2. a dry film of paint on a surface. 3. the solid pigment of a paint before it is suspended in liquid. 4. informal.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Household paint1 /peɪnt/ S2 W2 noun [ uncountable] 1 a liquid that you put on a surface, using a brush to make the surface a particular colour a can of blue paint Wet paint (=used as a warning on signs when something has just been painted) The whole house could do with a fresh c...
