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airbrush

Syllabification: (air·brush)
Pronunciation: /ˈe(ə)rˌbrəSH/
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Definition of airbrush

noun

  • an artist’s device for spraying paint by means of compressed air.

verb

[with object]
  • paint with an airbrush:a cab airbrushed with a mural of a sunset
  • alter or conceal (a photograph or a detail in one) using an airbrush:a picture of a man with wings airbrushed onto his shoulders
  • (usually as adjective airbrushed) represent or describe (someone or something) as better or more beautiful than they in fact are:an airbrushed vision of the decade

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