'Paint' definitions:

Definition of 'paint'

(from WordNet)
noun
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; "artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably" [syn: paint, pigment]
noun
(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" [syn: key, paint]
noun
Makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks [syn: rouge, paint, blusher]
verb
Make a painting; "he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden"
verb
Apply paint to; coat with paint; "We painted the rooms yellow"
verb
Make a painting of; "He painted his mistress many times"
verb
Apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil

Definition of 'Paint'

From: GCIDE
  • Paint \Paint\ (p[=a]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Painted; p. pr. & vb. n. Painting.] [OE. peinten, fr. F. peint, p. p. of peindre to paint, fr. L. pingere, pictum; cf. Gr. poiki`los many-colored, Skr. pi[,c] to adorn. Cf. Depict, Picture, Pigment, Pint.]
  • 1. To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • Jezebel painted her face and tired her head. --2 Kings ix. 30. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Fig.: To color, stain, or tinge; to adorn or beautify with colors; to diversify with colors. [1913 Webster]
  • Not painted with the crimson spots of blood. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Cuckoo buds of yellow hue Do paint the meadows with delight. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To form in colors a figure or likeness of on a flat surface, as upon canvas; to represent by means of colors or hues; to exhibit in a tinted image; to portray with paints; as, to paint a portrait or a landscape. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Fig.: To represent or exhibit to the mind; to describe vividly; to delineate; to image; to depict; as, to paint a political opponent as a traitor. [1913 Webster]
  • Disloyal? The word is too good to paint out her wickedness. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • If folly grow romantic, I must paint it. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: To color; picture; depict; portray; delineate; sketch; draw; describe. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Paint'

From: GCIDE
  • Paint \Paint\, n. 1. (a) A pigment or coloring substance. (b) The same prepared with a vehicle, as oil, water with gum, or the like, for application to a surface. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A cosmetic; rouge. --Praed. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Paint'

From: GCIDE
  • Paint \Paint\, v. t.
  • 1. To practice the art of painting; as, the artist paints well. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To color one's face by way of beautifying it. [1913 Webster]
  • Let her paint an inch thick. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'paint'

From: Easton
  • Paint Jezebel "painted her face" (2 Kings 9:30); and the practice of painting the face and the eyes seems to have been common (Jer. 4:30; Ezek. 23:40). An allusion to this practice is found in the name of Job's daughter (42:14) Kerenhappuch (q.v.). Paintings in the modern sense of the word were unknown to the ancient Jews.

Synonyms of 'paint'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Paint, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Paint, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
Population (2000) :
1103
Housing Units (2000) :
432
Land area (2000) :
0.349878 sq. miles (0.906180 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.349878 sq. miles (0.906180 sq. km)
FIPS code :
57544
Located within :
Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location :
40.243423 N, 78.846092 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

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