paint: Meaning and Definition of
paint
Pronunciation: (pānt), [key]
—v.t.
- to coat, cover, or decorate (something) with paint: to paint a fence.
- to produce (a picture, design, etc.) in paint: to paint a portrait.
- to represent in paint, as in oils, tempera, or watercolor: to paint an actress as the Muse of tragedy.
- to depict as if by painting; describe vividly in words: The ads painted the resort as a winter wonderland.
- to color by or as if by painting: Sunset painted the clouds pink.
- to apply a substance to, as a liquid medicine or a cosmetic: to paint a cut with iodine.
—v.i.
- to coat or cover anything with paint.
- to engage in painting as an art: She has begun to paint in her spare time.
- to put on or use facial cosmetics.
- to celebrate boisterously, esp. by making a round of stops at bars and nightclubs.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.