paint
Pronunciation: /peɪnt/
noun
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- informal cosmetic make-up: one has false curls, another too much paint
- Computing the function or capability of producing graphics, especially those that mimic the effect of real paint:
verb
- 1cover the surface of (something) with paint:
- apply cosmetics to (the skin): she couldn’t have been more than fourteen but her face was thickly painted
- apply (a liquid) to a surface with a brush.
- (paint something out) obliterate something with paint: the markings on the plane were hurriedly painted out
- 2depict (someone or something) or produce (a picture) with paint: I painted a woman sitting next to a table lamp he paints landscapes and portraits
- give a description of: the city is not as bad as it is painted
- Computing create (a graphic or screen display) using a paint program: the program enables you to paint images on your screen
Phrases
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like watching paint dry
- (of an activity or experience) extremely boring.
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paint a picture of
- describe (someone or something) in a particular way: the president painted a grim picture of life in the next century
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paint oneself into a corner
- leave oneself no means of escape or room to manoeuvre.
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paint the town red
- informal go out and enjoy oneself flamboyantly: you want to have a good time and paint the town red this weekend
Origin:
Middle English: from peint 'painted', past participle of Old French peindre, from Latin pingere 'to paint'